circle | Definition of circle

circle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of circle

1 to form a circle around

everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible

Synonyms of circle

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

Words Related to circle

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

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

2 to travel completely around

with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit

Synonyms of circle

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

Words Related to circle

circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse