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Synonyms for circle

noun

  1. A round closed plane figure

    ring, loop, wheel, sphere, globe, disk, hoop, halo, orb, orbit, round, roundlet, annulus, circlet, crown, corona, zodiac, aureole, circus, bowl, stadium, vortex, cirque, horizon, circumference, perimeter, periphery, full turn, revolution, circuit, meridian, parallel of latitude, equator, ecliptic, great circle, colure, cordon, band, bracelet, belt, collar, wreath; see also ball 1, circuit, curve 1, disk.

  2. An endless sequence of events

    cycle, round, course, series, succession, continuation, range, period, epicycle, cause and effect, systole and diastole; see also progress 1, sequence 1, series.

  3. A coterie

    set, group, society; see clique, gathering. See syn. study at clique.

come full circle

go through a cycle, go through a series, come around, come back, revert; see also return 1.

verb

round, encircle, surround, compass, girdle, loop, tour, circumnavigate, orbit, ring, belt, embrace, gird, encompass, wind about, rotate, revolve around, circumscribe, hedge in, curve around, circuit, enclose, ensphere, cincture, spiral, compass about, coil, circulate, detour, wind, roll, wheel, swing past, go around, skirt, evade, circumambulate; see also surround 1, turn 1.

Antonyms divide*, bisect, cut across.

See circle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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