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ring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

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

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ring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

a communication by telephone

  • give me a ring when youʼre ready to go
Synonyms of ring

buzz, call
Words Related to ring

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

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ring

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

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

2

ring

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ring

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates

  • I didnʼt 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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