Thesaurus
compass
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPASS
1
to carry through (as a process) to completion <attempting more than his modest abilities could compass>
Synonyms accomplish, achieve, bring off, carry off, carry out, commit, compass, do, execute, follow through (with), fulfill (or fulfil), make, negotiate, perpetrate, prosecute, pull off, put through
2
to travel completely around <the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth>
3
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends <the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king>
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to have a clear idea of <the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass>
Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Antonyms miss
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