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Synonyms for compass

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

beleaguer

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Circle — to surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round

surround, round, encircle, hedge in, circuit, beset, hem in, encompass, invest, enclose, besiege, beleaguer, gird, circle dated, environ dated

2. Get the picture

get the picture informal, grasp, understand, apprehend, dig, realize, realise UK, comprehend, savvy informal, grok slang

3. Reach — to accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain

reach, attain, carry, accomplish, achieve, get to, gain, obtain, effect, perform, procure, consummate, effectuate

4. Traverse — to go about or round entirely; to traverse

traverse, cover

Other

circumnavigate, plot, wall in, scheme, conspire

Noun

1. Range — range, reach

range, scope, sphere, degree, orbit, room, extent, sweep, stretch, ambit, spread

Other

pair of compasses, magnetic compass, enclosure

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.

  2. v. 2

    To go about or round entirely; to traverse.

  3. v. 3

    To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.

  4. n. 1

    Range, reach.

Related words

Word family
compassable
Phrases
moral compass cabin compass compass card compass plant compass point compass saw compass window gyroscope compass

Forms

Plural
compasses → ranges, scopes, spheres, degrees…
Past participle
compassed
e.g. compassed → surrounded, rounded, encircled, circuited…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
compasssteady
beleaguersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dig1
4 letters
room1, gain1, plot1, gird1, grok
5 letters
round1, cover2, range1, reach1, carry2, scope1, grasp1, orbit2, sweep1, savvy2, beset2, ambit
6 letters
effect2, degree2, spread1, scheme1, circle2, extent2, obtain2, invest2, sphere1, attain2
7 letters
realize3, perform2, achieve2, circuit2, realise3, stretch1, procure2, enclose2, besiege2, environ
8 letters
surround2, traverse2, conspire3, encircle3
9 letters
enclosure3, encompass3, apprehend3, beleaguer3
10 letters
understand3, accomplish3, comprehend3, consummate3, effectuate4
14 letters
circumnavigate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).