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ring

noun

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1 a group involved in secret or criminal activities

a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills

Synonyms of ring

cabal, conspiracy, crew, gang, Mafia, mob, syndicate

Words Related to ring

bunch, circle, clan, clique, coterie, coven, crowd, galère, lot, network, pack, set

junta, oligarchy

2 a circular strip

a metal ring encircled the barrel

Synonyms of ring

band, circle, eye, hoop, loop, round

Words Related to ring

belt, cincture, collar, girdle

wreath

annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

3 a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

a gaming ring that meets once a week to play

Synonyms of ring

body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, gang, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, set

Words Related to ring

charmed circle, elite, in-group

closed shop

club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society

camp, faction, sect, side, tribe

mess, squad

brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority

commune

alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union

Near Antonyms of ring

loner

individualist

4 something with a perfectly round circumference

the coffee cup left a ring on the table

Synonyms of ring

circle, cirque, round, roundel

Words Related to ring

circlet, ringlet

ellipse, loop, oval

ball, globe, orb, sphere

ring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

a communication by telephone

give me a ring when you're ready to go

Synonyms of ring

buzz, call

Words Related to ring

callback, cold call, conference call, message, toll call, voice mail

ring

verb

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1 to form a circle around

tall cypress trees ringing the park

Synonyms of ring

circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), encompass, environ, gird, girdle, surround, wreathe

Words Related to ring

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

2 to travel completely around

the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

Synonyms of ring

circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, encircle, girdle, orbit, round

Words Related to ring

circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse

ring

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates

I didn't hear the doorbell ring

Synonyms of ring

bong, chime, knell, peal, toll

Words Related to ring

chink, clang, clank, clash, clink, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, jingle, ping, plink, plunk (or plonk), tang, tingle, tinkle

echo, resonate, resound, reverberate

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