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Compass

🔄 Synonyms of "Compass"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ambitnoun	(by extension) The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
comprehendverb	(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
scopenoun	The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
apprehendverb	(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
savvynoun	(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
orbitnoun	The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
circumnavigateverb	(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
get the pictureverb	(informal) To understand or comprehend a situation; to interpret things correctly.
graspverb	To understand.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compass"

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Word	Definition
orbitnoun	The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
dignoun	An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
circumnavigateverb	(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
ambitnoun	(by extension) The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
scopenoun	The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
comprehendverb	(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
reachnoun	The act of stretching or extending; extension.
graspnoun	Understanding.
get the pictureverb	(informal) To understand or comprehend a situation; to interpret things correctly.
apprehendverb	(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
savvynoun	(informal) Shrewdness.
northnoun	The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
directionnoun	A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
benchmarknoun	A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
orientationnoun	(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
guidenoun	Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
guidancenoun	Advice or counselling on some topic.
plotnoun	(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
fengnoun	A kind of Eurasian curry.