2. (noun)scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" Synonyms: compass, 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 orbit
3. (noun)compass, range, reach, grasp the limit of capability Synonyms: clutch, compass, 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 range
4. (verb)compass drafting instrument used for drawing circles Synonyms: range, reach, ambit, grasp, orbit, scope
5. (verb)compass bring about; accomplish Synonyms: dig, circumnavigate, savvy, grok, apprehend, get the picture, comprehend, grasp
6. (verb)circumnavigate, compass travel around, either by plane or ship Synonyms: dig, circumnavigate, savvy, apprehend, grok, compass, get the picture, comprehend, grasp
7. (verb)grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend get the meaning of something Synonyms: quail at, compass, 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'compass'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. 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 mou Synonyms: attain, accomplish, arrive at, gain, master, reach, achieve, compass, get, obtain, secure, acquire, earn, grasp, procure, win Antonyms: abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss
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