Synonyms for ring
rɪŋring

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1. ring3

   To surround or enclose.

   The set of integers, , is the prototypical ring.

   Synonyms:
   hoop, annulus, torus

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1. ringnoun

   a characteristic sound

   "it has the ring of sincerity"

   Synonyms:
   doughnut, band, mob, pack, annulus, tintinnabulation, hoop, gang, anchor ring, halo, ringing, closed chain

2. ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ringnoun

   a toroidal shape

   "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

   Synonyms:
   gloriole, hoop, ringing, aureole, closed chain, anchor ring, pack, gang, skirt, donut, glory, mob, doughnut, nimbus, aura, band, annulus, halo, tintinnabulation, sinker

3. hoop, ringnoun

   a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

   "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

   Synonyms:
   gang, doughnut, band, mob, wicket, annulus, closed chain, tintinnabulation, basket, basketball hoop, pack, halo, ringing, anchor ring, hoop

4. closed chain, ringnoun

   (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

   Synonyms:
   doughnut, band, mob, hoop, annulus, tintinnabulation, gang, anchor ring, pack, halo, ringing, closed chain

5. gang, pack, ring, mobnoun

   an association of criminals

   "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

   Synonyms:
   mob, bunch, ringing, annulus, hoop, coterie, battalion, pack, gang, plurality, work party, ingroup, large number, anchor ring, crowd, rabble, halo, multitude, rout, family, clique, inner circle, crime syndicate, closed chain, camp, doughnut, crew, tintinnabulation, band, face pack, syndicate

6. ring, ringing, tintinnabulationnoun

   the sound of a bell ringing

   "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

   Synonyms:
   hoop, ringing, sonority, closed chain, anchor ring, pack, gang, resonance, annulus, plangency, mob, doughnut, vibrancy, band, sonorousness, halo, tintinnabulation, reverberance

7. ringnoun

   a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

   Synonyms:
   doughnut, band, mob, pack, annulus, tintinnabulation, hoop, gang, anchor ring, halo, ringing, closed chain

8. ring, bandnoun

   jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

   "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

   Synonyms:
   hoop, dance band, ringing, lot, closed chain, anchor ring, dance orchestra, set, pack, gang, mob, circle, doughnut, isthmus, stria, stripe, band, annulus, striation, halo, tintinnabulation, banding

9. band, ringverb

   a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

   Synonyms:
   mob, ringing, dance band, annulus, lot, hoop, anchor ring, dance orchestra, set, pack, gang, striation, circle, doughnut, isthmus, stria, stripe, closed chain, halo, tintinnabulation, band, banding

10. ring, pealverb

    sound loudly and sonorously

    "the bells rang"

    Synonyms:
    telephone, band, border, environ, peal, echo, phone, reverberate, knell, skirt, resound, call up, surround, call

11. resound, echo, ring, reverberateverb

    ring or echo with sound

    "the hall resounded with laughter"

    Synonyms:
    recall, knell, rebound, phone, surround, reflect, bound, recoil, make noise, telephone, skirt, resile, spring, resound, ricochet, border, peal, echo, call, call up, band, take a hop, noise, repeat, reverberate, bounce, environ

12. ring, knellverb

    make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

    "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

    Synonyms:
    telephone, band, border, environ, peal, echo, phone, reverberate, knell, skirt, resound, call up, surround, call

13. call, telephone, call up, phone, ringverb

    get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

    "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

    Synonyms:
    predict, forebode, band, prognosticate, bring forward, promise, phone, yell, call off, recollect, surround, shout out, retrieve, foretell, cry, peal, call in, scream, environ, holler, rally, mobilize, call up, echo, hollo, call, think, send for, knell, anticipate, border, address, visit, resound, shout, recall, mobilise, reverberate, name, call back, squall, bid, remember, telephone, skirt

14. surround, environ, ring, skirt, borderverb

    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

    "The forest surrounds my property"

    Synonyms:
    adjoin, elude, circumvent, evade, band, butt against, frame, butt, butt on, echo, sidestep, surround, phone, peal, abut, environ, besiege, edge, wall, call up, parry, fence in, duck, call, knell, fence, hedge, border, resound, put off, reverberate, smother, bound, beleaguer, hem in, frame in, march, fudge, palisade, telephone, dodge, skirt

15. ring, bandverb

    attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

    "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

    Synonyms:
    telephone, band, border, environ, peal, echo, phone, reverberate, knell, skirt, resound, call up, surround, call

Matched Categories

1. • Association
   • Band
   • Chain
   • Chemistry
   • Platform
   • Sound
   • Toroid
   • Touch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   circle, hoop, circular line

2. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   race-course, racing ground

3. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] resonance, reverberation

4. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy

5. ringverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, resound

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1. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   circle, hoop, grommet, gimmal, terret, manilla, lute, annulation, annulet

   Associated words:
   annular, annularity, annulate, signet, dactyliology, dactylioglyphy, dactylioglyph, cameo, intaglio, lapidary, lapidist, posy

2. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   arena, clique, coterie, set, cabal

3. ringverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, resound, reverberate, toll, knell, chime, ding, tinkle, clang

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "ring":

   annulus, rings, aro, segment, alliance, circle, doughnut, cyclic, segments, cycle, cyclical, oval, bypass, stamp, arena

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1. List of known nicknames for "Ring":

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1. Jake Schick:

   You don’t see a lot of men wearing a black ring on their index fingers, i’ve had more people asking me about my ring than my prosthetic leg.

2. Dennis Quaid:

   Special Screening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oct. 20, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. ( Photo by Marco Garcia/Getty Images for Lionsgate Entertainment) Dennis Quaid, 65, AND PHD STUDENT Laura Savoie, 26, WILL MARRY WITHIN THE YEAR, STAR SAYS Quaid also shared it was never his intention to find someone Savoies age. I didnt go out looking for an age gap or someone really younger than me, he explained. I met Laura Savoie at a business event and then the relationship developed. You have no control over who you fall in love with, he continued. I dont fall in love easily. But I cant let what a few people think control all that. Ive been married three times and this is the final one, I know it is. I feel like I have a real partner in life. Quaid was previously dating longtime girlfriend Santa Auzina, whom he was last photographed with in December 2018, People Magazine reported. The couple, who were together for a little over two years, began dating after Dennis Quaid split from Dennis Quaid wife of 12 years, Kimberly Buffington, in 2016. The former pair finalized their divorced in April 2018. Quaid was previously married to actress Meg Ryan. The 10-year marriage ended in 2001. Dennis Quaid, 65, DATING PHD STUDENT Laura Savoie, 26 : REPORTS Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan are pictured here in February 2000. Dennis Quaid spoke to Fox News about Dennis Quaid first-ever splurge for the holidays. ( Photo by KMazur/WireImage via Getty) Dennis Quaid HOPES BY SHARING Dennis Quaid STORY WITH PAST ADDICTION ITLL HELP OTHERS : LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AFTERWARDS And before that, Dennis Quaid was married to actress P.J. Soles from 1978 until 1983. Earlier this month, Dennis Quaid told Entertainment Tonight hes eager to be a married man within the year. Youve got a year, right ? Dennis Quaid told the outlet. And if you go past a year without getting married, then youre suspect. Thats basic etiquette. According to Dennis Quaid, Dennis Quaid and Savoite began planning their wedding the next minute after Dennis Quaid popped the question in Hawaii last month. I think shes looking at wedding dresses today, Dennis Quaid said. Shes got ta get started. Dennis Quaid SHOWS OFF LAURA SAVOIES ENGAGEMENT RING According to People Magazine, this photo shows Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie on May 14, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. ( Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) DENNIS QUAID ON NATASHA RICHARDSONS DEATH 10 YEARS LATER : SHES A BEAUTIFUL PERSON In late October, Dennis Quaid confirmed to Extra Dennis Quaid proposed to the 26-year-old after several months of dating. I had the ring in my pocket, Dennis Quaid gushed to the outlet. It has been kind of a month-and-a-half plan I wanted it to be private. At the time, Dennis Quaid revealed Dennis Quaid waited for the perfect sunset to pop the question. She was actually taking a selfie of us, and I put the ring in front and said, Will you marry me ? And then she fell down.

3. Bill Beham:

   Any dog owner knows that Pavlov’s dog wouldn’t have salivated when he heard the bell ring. He would have learned to ring the bell when he was hungry.

4. Trevor Rook:

   There are three rings in marriage. The engagement ring... The wedding ring... and the suffering.

5. Spider-Man:

   Ring Announcer What's your name kid Peter The Human Spider. Ring Announcer That's it The Human Spider That's the best you've got Peter Yeah. Ring Announcer Well that sucks.