ambit

ambit

noun

Definition of AMBIT

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends <many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements>

Synonyms ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

Related Words gamut, spectrum, spread; bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain; frontier; horizon, panorama