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Synonyms for compass
ˈkʌm pəs
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Princeton's WordNet
compass(noun)
navigational instrument for finding directions
scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit(noun)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
"a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
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oscilloscope, background, sphere, electron orbit, scope, ambit, range, stove, eye socket, kitchen range, setting, area, range of a function, orbital cavity, grasp, cooking stove, chain, mountain range, reaching, range of mountains, stretch, kitchen stove, chain of mountains, cathode-ray oscilloscope, mountain chain, image, telescope, reach, domain, cranial orbit, arena, field, orbit, celestial orbitcompass, range, reach, grasp(noun)
the limit of capability
"within the compass of education"
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clutch, chain, appreciation, clench, orbit, reach, range of mountains, ambit, clutches, hold, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, stretch, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, clasp, reaching, mountain chain, grip, grasp, cooking stove, stove, mountain rangecompass(verb)
drafting instrument used for drawing circles
compass(verb)
bring about; accomplish
"This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
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dig, circumnavigate, savvy, grok, apprehend, get the picture, comprehend, graspcircumnavigate, compass(verb)
travel around, either by plane or ship
"We compassed the earth"
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dig, circumnavigate, savvy, apprehend, grok, get the picture, comprehend, graspgrok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend(verb)
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
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quail at, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, grasp, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, comprehend, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out
Wiktionary
compass(verb)
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cover, encircle, reach, conspire, traverse, plot, get, accomplish, attain, surround, scheme, gain, achieve, environcompass(verb)
To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
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conspire, scheme, cover, attain, encircle, traverse, gain, achieve, surround, environ, accomplish, plot, get, reachcompass(verb)
To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
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cover, conspire, encircle, environ, traverse, surround, accomplish, plot, attain, gain, reach, achieve, scheme, getcompass(verb)
To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
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attain, surround, environ, encircle, scheme, accomplish, cover, reach, traverse, plot, get, achieve, conspire, gaincompass(verb)
To plot; to scheme (against someone).
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attain, achieve, gain, plot, environ, scheme, surround, get, conspire, traverse, cover, encircle, accomplish, reach
English Synonyms and Antonyms
compass
A person may obtain a situation by the intercession of friends, he procures a dinner by paying for it. Attain is a lofty word, pointing to some high or desirable result; a man attains the mountain summit, he attains honor or learning as the result of strenuous and earnest labor. Even that usage of attain which has been thought to refer to mere progress of time carries the thought of a result desired; as, to attain to old age; the man desires to live to a good old age; we should not speak of his attaining his dotage. One may attain an object that will prove not worth his labor, but what he achieves is in itself great and splendid; as, the Greeks at Marathon achieved a glorious victory. Compare DO; GET; REACH.
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accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, winAntonyms:
abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
compass(n)
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area, enclosure, circuit, circumference, horizonAntonyms:
common, space, tract, expanse, boundlessness, limitlessness, indefinitenesscompass(v)
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encompass, surround, enclose, environ, circumscribe, embrace, achieve, effect, effectuate, consummate, complete, circumventAntonyms:
expand, disband, unfold, amplify, display, dismiss, liberate, discard, fail, bungle, botch, misconceive, mismanage, misconstrue
Dictionary of English Synonymes
compass(v. a.)
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encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, compass aboutcompass(v. a.)
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besiege, invest, beset, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege tocompass(v. a.)
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attain, obtain, procure, accomplish, effect, perform, achieve, consummate, realize, carry, bring about, bring to passcompass(v. a.)
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(Law.) meditate, contrive, plot, purpose, intend, devisecompass(n.)
compass(n.)
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circuit, round, circular course
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
COMPASS
Synonyms:
COMPArative trial of Saruplase vs Streptokinase
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How to use compass in a sentence?
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:
Grayson claims to be a progressive, but it seems like he has no moral compass. These deeply troubling allegations should disqualify anyone from a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Compassion is the divine compass
It is reflective of his own moral compass. It is showing the way in which he thinks about his role as president, it isn't tied so much to a million dollars here or a million dollars there. It's tied to his perspective about what it means to be president -- that he sees it as giving him free range to do things.
It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
Translations for compass
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- حك, بوصلة, برجلArabic
- কম্পাছAssamese
- kompasAzerbaijani
- компасBelarusian
- заобикалям, област, постигам, обхват, компасBulgarian
- কম্পাসBengali
- nadoz-vorBreton
- àrea, brúixola, àmbitCatalan, Valencian
- buzola, kompasCzech
- cwmpawdWelsh
- kompasDanish
- Seekompass, Umfang, Kompass, UmkreisGerman
- ސަމުގާDivehi
- φάσμα, διαπασών, πυξίδαGreek
- kompasoEsperanto
- ámbito, área, brújula, alcanceSpanish
- kompassEstonian
- قطبنماPersian
- ala, kompassi, ääniala, alueFinnish
- kumpassFaroese
- portée, étendue, boussoleFrench
- kompasWestern Frisian
- compásIrish
- combaist, cairt-iùilScottish Gaelic
- compásGalician
- હોકાયંત્રGujarati
- kamfasHausa
- מצפןHebrew
- क़ुतुबनुमा, कम्पासHindi
- iránytűHungarian
- կողմնացույցArmenian
- bussolaInterlingua
- kompasIndonesian
- bussolInterlingue
- kompasIgbo
- busoloIdo
- áttaviti, kompásIcelandic
- bussolaItalian
- コンパス, 羅針盤, 方位磁石Japanese
- საზღვაო კომპასი, კომპასიGeorgian
- ត្រីវិស័យKhmer
- ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿKannada
- 나침반, 羅針盤Korean
- ambitus, circuitisLatin
- ເຂັມLao
- kompasasLithuanian
- kompassLatvian
- kāpehuMāori
- компасMacedonian
- വടക്കുനോക്കിയന്ത്രംMalayalam
- луужинMongolian
- होकायंत्रMarathi
- kompas, pedomanMalay
- ကွန်ပါ, အိမ်မြှောင်Burmese
- कम्पासNepali
- omzwerven, kompas, doorkruisen, samenzweren, beslaan, omvang, bereik, omvatten, bereikenDutch
- kompassNorwegian
- bossòlaOccitan
- ଦିଗନିର୍ଣ୍ଣୟକ ଯନ୍ତ୍ରOriya
- ਕੰਪਾਸPanjabi, Punjabi
- kompasPolish
- قطب نماPashto, Pushto
- âmbito, área, limite, bússola, alcancePortuguese
- cumpassiunRomansh
- compas, diapazon, busolăRomanian
- буссоль, круг, диапазон, окружность, окружать, объём, компасRussian
- kompas, компасSerbo-Croatian
- මාලිමාවSinhala, Sinhalese
- kompasSlovak
- kompasSlovene
- kompassSwedish
- bikariSwahili
- திசைகாட்டிTamil
- దిక్సూచిTelugu
- เข็มทิศThai
- diyapazon, pusula, tınlaçTurkish
- كومپاسUyghur, Uighur
- бусоля, компасUkrainian
- قطب نماUrdu
- kompasUzbek
- la bànVietnamese
- kompad, melakompad, kopadVolapük
- קאָמפּאַסYiddish
- 羅盤Chinese
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