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circumscribes

verb , present tense third-person singular of circumscribe

Synonyms and Antonyms of circumscribes

1 to set bounds or an upper limit for

circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse

Synonyms of circumscribes

caps, confines, holds down, limits, restricts

Words Related to circumscribes

bars, blocks, hampers, hinders, impedes, obstructs

constricts, contracts, lessens, narrows, pinches, squeezes, tightens

quells, represses, suppresses

modifies, qualifies

Near Antonyms of circumscribes

broadens, expands, widens

overextends, overreaches

Antonyms of circumscribes

2 to mark the limits of

Lake Michigan circumscribes the city of Chicago on the east

Synonyms of circumscribes

bounds, defines, delimits, demarcates, demarks, limits, marks (off), terminates

Words Related to circumscribes

controls, determines, governs

delineates, describes

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