Antonyms for circumference
sərˈkʌm fər ənscir·cum·fer·ence

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1. circumferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

2. circumferencenoun

   The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

3. circumferencenoun

   The length of such a line

   Synonyms:
   girth, lap

4. circumferencenoun

   The surface of a round or spherical object

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. circumference

   Antonyms:
   center, middle, midst

   Synonyms:
   bound, boundary, perimeter, rim

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. circumference

   Antonyms:
   diameter, crossing, bisection, transection, transversion

   Synonyms:
   periphery, enclosure, circuit, outline, boundary

Matched Categories

1. • Length
   • Size

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circumference, perimeternoun

   the size of something as given by the distance around it

   Synonyms:
   circuit, perimeter, border, margin

2. circumference, circuitnoun

   the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

   Synonyms:
   racing circuit, perimeter, lap, circle, electric circuit, electrical circuit, circuit, tour

3. circumferencenoun

   the length of the closed curve of a circle

   Synonyms:
   circuit, perimeter

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1. circumferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   periphery, circumscription, girth

How to use circumference in a sentence?

1. Scott Carver:

   Basically around the circumference [ of the intestine ], there are some parts that are more stretchy and some parts that are more stiff, and that is what creates the edges and the cubing.

2. Benjamin Guinhouya:

   Efforts should be carried out to keep the waist circumference of children to less than half their height, this can be done through continuing to watch the eating choices of children together with encouragement and promotion of an active lifestyle and a reduction of sedentary pastimes.

3. Kara Landau:

   Instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

4. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

5. Baltasar Gracián y Morales:

   One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

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