Synonyms 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

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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, 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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring

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, ring, 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, ring

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, ring, 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, ring, 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, ring

Matched Categories

1. • Association
   • Band
   • Chain
   • Chemistry
   • Platform
   • Sound
   • Toroid
   • Touch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   circle, hoop, circular line

2. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   race-course, racing ground

3. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] resonance, reverberation

4. ringnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy

5. ringverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, resound

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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "ring":

   annulus, rings, aro, segment, alliance, circle, doughnut, cyclic, segments, cycle, cyclical, oval, bypass, stamp, arena

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1. List of known nicknames for "Ring":

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How to use RING in a sentence?

1. Tom Hayes:

   ... the Serious Fraud Office has tried to take everything from me - from my liberty to my wedding ring, i vehemently maintain my innocence.

2. David Allen Turpin:

   I offer Ivan Trahan this ring as a symbol of my love, baby baby.

3. Tony Robinson:

   Tears were in my eyes, thirty-some years later, but, hey, better late than never. It’s a good feeling, a real good feeling.To be called Super Bowl champion, a lot of people can’t say that. And a lot of people can’t say they have a Super Bowl ring. It’s a big accomplishment. I was just so happy and blessed to be a part of that. I’ll cherish it for the rest of my life. It’s a great honor.

4. Justin Graham:

   It’s like a boxing match, i know I’ve got people in my corner — a great family taking care of me, an amazing group of doctors that are treating me — but at the end of the day it’s about me stepping into the ring so to speak, and fighting this thing as hard as I can.

5. Jake Gyllenhaal:

   The story is about a guy who uses his rage to get great success, that same rage destroys his whole life. Throughout the film and his journey, he has to learn how to fight -- not only in the ring but in life without rage.