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circle

n.

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.
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.
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.

circle Synonyms

circle

v.

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.

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Another word for circle

noun

A closed plane curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point or something shaped like this:
band¹, circuit, disk, gyre, ring¹, wheel. (Archaic) orb. See geometry
A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:
circuit, cycle, orbit, round, tour, turn. See repetition
A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:
crowd, group, set². See group
A particular social group:
clique, coterie, crowd, set². (Informal) bunch, gang. See group
A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:
area, arena, bailiwick, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world. (Slang) bag. See territory