Synonyms for compass
noun
Boundary
circumference, range, extent; see boundary, expanse, extent, range 2.
Instrument
magnetic compass, mariner's compass, direction finder, direction guide, surveyor's compass, earth inductor, sun compass, induction compass, gyrocompass, cardinal points, radio compass, needle*; see also device 1. See syn. study at circumference, range.
See compass in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A line around a closed figure or area:
ambit, circuit, circumference, perimeter, periphery. See edgeThe ability or power to seize or attain:
capacity, grasp, range, reach, scope. See abilityAn area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:
ambit, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory
verb
To encircle with or as if with a band:
band1, begird, belt, cincture, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring1. (Archaic) engird. See edgeTo shut in on all sides:
begird, beset, circle, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring1, surround. See openTo perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understandTo perceive directly with the intellect:
apprehend, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. (Scots) ken. See knowledge
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