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Synonyms & Antonyms of compass
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
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
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2
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
- within the compass of my voice
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3
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
- within the compass of the city walls
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of compass (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to carry through (as a process) to completion
- attempting more than his modest abilities could compass
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- accomplish,
- achieve,
- bring off,
- carry off,
- carry out,
- commit,
- do,
- execute,
- follow through (with),
- fulfill
- (or fulfil),
- make,
- negotiate,
- perform,
- perpetrate,
- prosecute,
- pull off,
- put through
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2
to travel completely around
- the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth
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3
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
- the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king
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4
to form a circle around
- a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas
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5
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
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- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- assimilate,
- behold,
- catch,
- catch on (to),
- cognize,
- comprehend,
- conceive,
- cotton (to or on to),
- decipher,
- decode,
- dig,
- discern,
- get,
- grasp,
- grok,
- intuit,
- know,
- make,
- make out,
- perceive,
- recognize,
- register,
- savvy,
- see,
- seize,
- sense,
- tumble (to),
- twig,
- understand
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The first known use of compass was in the 14th century
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