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compass
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPASS
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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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the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <within the compass of the city walls>
Synonyms borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge
Related Words ambit; brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip; ceiling, maximum; demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination; borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage; lap; shore
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