Another word for circle
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.
go through a cycle, go through a series, come around, come back, revert; see also return 1.
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
A closed plane curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point or something shaped like this:
band1, circuit, disk, gyre, ring1, wheel. (Archaic) orb. See geometryA course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:
circuit, cycle, orbit, round, tour, turn. See repetitionA group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:
crowd, group, set2. See groupA particular social group:
clique, coterie, crowd, set2. (Informal) bunch, gang. See groupA 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
To shut in on all sides:
begird, beset, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring1, surround. See openTo move or cause to move in circles or around an axis:
circumvolve, gyrate, orbit, revolve, rotate, turn, wheel. See move, repetition
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