Synonyms of cirque

cirque

noun

ˈsərk 

as in circle

something with a perfectly round circumference

the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circle
• ring
• orb
• round
• loop
• roundel
• oval
• circlet
• ball
• ellipse
• sphere
• ringlet
• globe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cirque

Out there and to not descend down into the cirque Lake, but to ride this ridge out just on and on and on and on. — Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025

The hike to the cirque and back to the trailhead is six miles. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025

Throughout the run beneath the cirque of the Continental Divide, cruising up a gradual ascent towards a glacier-fed lake, my Overland Half Tight shorts remained comfortable. — Lisa Jhung, Outside, 14 Aug. 2025

Ditch the giant Hula-Hoop in Vegas Even though Fremont Street’s pedestrian mall resembles a circus, the Las Vegas City Council does not permit such cirque contraptions as unicycles or Hula-Hoops wider than 4 feet. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025