Synonyms for scope
skoʊpscope

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1. scope

   Synonyms:
   aim, object, mark, end, design, purpose, intention, drift, room, occasion, opportunity, liberty

   Antonyms:
   avoidance, nonintention, pretermission, inadvertence, accident, aimlessness, deviation

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1. scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   compass, oscilloscope, background, sphere, electron orbit, 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 orbit

2. setting, background, scopenoun

   the state of the environment in which a situation exists

   "you can't do that in a university setting"

   Synonyms:
   place setting, screen background, scene, compass, ground, telescope, background signal, circumstance, reach, cathode-ray oscilloscope, ambit, setting, range, mise en scene, oscilloscope, backcloth, background knowledge, background, mount, orbit, backdrop, desktop, context, stage setting

3. telescope, scopenoun

   a magnifier of images of distant objects

   Synonyms:
   reach, setting, range, cathode-ray oscilloscope, telescope, ambit, background, compass, orbit, oscilloscope

4. oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CROnoun

   electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

   Synonyms:
   reach, setting, range, cathode-ray oscilloscope, telescope, ambit, background, compass, orbit, oscilloscope

Matched Categories

1. • Electronic Equipment
   • Magnifier

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1. spectrum

   Submitted by rinat on December 20, 2020  

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1. scopenoun

   Synonyms:
   purpose, proposal, drift, tendency, aim, mark, intention, intent, purport, design, object, view

2. scopenoun

   Synonyms:
   room, opportunity, margin, range, liberty, latitude, amplitude, free course, free play, full play, elbow room

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1. scopenoun

   Synonyms:
   design, purpose, opportunity, space, room, liberty, extent, compass, purview

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1. List of paraphrases for "scope":

   extent, reach, field, range, breadth, magnitude, ambit, scale, area, coverage, framework, margin, sphere, portée, reachability, purview, brought, significance, context, grasp, fingertips, size, leeway, reaches, extended, possibilities, worn, possibility, room, latitude, comms, litter, space, level, outreach

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1. List of known nicknames for "Scope":

   James Gillespie

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1. scope

   Synonyms:
   'scope

2. SCOPE

   Synonyms:
   Cardiology Study on Cognition and Prognosis in the Elderly Infectious disease Surveillance and Control Of Pathogens of Epidemiologic importance

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How to use scope in a sentence?

1. Heritage Action:

   Amnesty comes in many forms, if any amnesty negotiations are to take place, they should remain extremely limited in scope so as not to encourage further illegal immigration.

2. Eric Adams:

   This individual should not be out on the streets of New York and his release shows the scope of changes that we need to make in order to keep New Yorkers safe.

3. Loretta Lynch:

   Separate and apart from the pending indictment, our investigation remains active and ongoing, and has in fact expanded since May, the scope of our investigation is not limited and we are following the evidence where it leads.

4. Andrea Taylor:

   There's a real lack of clear data about what's happening on the country level across sub-Saharan Africa. We need more clarity on that, so we can understand the scope of the problem.

5. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:

   It is high time to remove remaining barriers to ecommerce, which is a vital part of a true Digital Single Market in Europe, we hope to get the preliminary results in mid-2016. It is a long wait but it reflects the scope of the inquiry.