1
                    as in direction
                                                
              
          
                                                      a guiding or motivating purpose or principle                                       
              
                             a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune                         
                
                                                                                                                                
        Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
                
                
                
              2
                    as in scope
                                                
              
          
                                                      an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends                                       
              
                             within the compass of my voice                         
                
                                                                                                                                
        Synonyms & Similar Words
3
                    as in perimeter
                                                
              
          
                                                      the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something                                       
              
                             within the compass of the city walls                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
        Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
                    as in to accomplish
                                                
              
          
                                                      to carry through (as a process) to completion                                       
              
                             attempting more than his modest abilities could compass                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
        Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
                    as in to circle
                                                
              
          
                                                      to travel completely around                                       
              
                             the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth                         
                
                                                                                                                                
        Synonyms & Similar Words
3
                    as in to plot
                                                
              
          
                                                      to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends                                       
              
                             the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king                         
                
                                                                                                                                
        Synonyms & Similar Words
4
                    as in to surround
                                                
              
          
                                                      to form a circle around                                       
              
                             a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas                         
                
                                                                                                                                
        Synonyms & Similar Words
5
                    as in to know
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have a clear idea of                                       
              
                             the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
        Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Love words? Need even more definitions?
  
  Merriam-Webster unabridged




Share