What are some opposite words for ring?

Antonyms 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

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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

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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

How to use ring in a sentence?

  1. August McGregor:

    FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS August McGregor did not specify when or where Notorious-branded whiskey will be available, but it’s not the first time the MMA fighter has ventured out of the ring to supplement his paycheck. In July, August McGregor announced plans to launch a clothing line with California-based designer David August, to be called August McGregor. I love fashion and I get to design clothes. It's like fighting, it's all about the small details.

  2. Mitt Romney:

    It will either be a very short fight, or I will be knocked unconscious, it won't be much of a fight. We'll both suit up and get in the ring and spar around a little bit.

  3. Samuel Francis Smith:

    My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims' pride! From ev'ry mountainside, Let freedom ring!

  4. Joe Langley:

    I went for a swim, got caught in a rip, decided the rip was going to take me and finished up on the rocks, in clawing my way over the rocks, the ring pulled off my finger.

  5. Nikki Bella:

    Congrats on your really big win! I would like to think maybe possibly I was a good luck charm meeting you on the flight, and Im hoping maybe one day in Arizona you can train me before I get back into that ring. I feel like you have a few moves you can show me to really take it to the woman.

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