COMPASSED Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in accomplished

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compassed

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verb

past tense of compass

as in fulfilled

to carry through (as a process) to completion attempting more than his modest abilities could compass

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as in circled

to travel completely around the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth

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as in plotted

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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as in surrounded

to form a circle around a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas

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as in understood

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

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Adjective

And now there is Trudie’s Tavern, which opened this past summer in Carroll Gardens, a smart little restaurant that’s the most ambitious, and the most accomplished, of the three.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Born in Washington, DC, in 1895 to an accomplished family, Eslanda graduated from Columbia University and became the first Black head histological chemist at New York Presbyterian.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Flanagan had the opening of the prom and the tragic promise most viewers know won’t be fulfilled, from the beginning.

— Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Russian drivers grit their teeth, endure the lines, and hope that government promises that the shortages will ease after the agricultural harvest season – a time of peak demand – are fulfilled.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

Verb

Flight data shows the plane turned around over Ireland and circled for a few hours, apparently to burn off fuel.

— Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

The plane was designed to function at limited altitudes, and the pilot plotted an appropriate course.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department claims Zhang was working as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government from June 2025 to September 2025, and plotted her surveillance mission with Beijing officials during a trip to China in June 2025.

— Josh Boswell, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Verb

At this season of my life, to be so warmly received by audiences and surrounded by so much love is a gift beyond words.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Things got uglier when Greenlaw was surrounded by Seahawks players, Jones stepped up to him despite not wearing his helmet, and then Greenlaw headbutted Jones.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

Amidst all the turmoil, everyone understood that the March 5 election was a make-or-break moment not only for the Hitler chancellorship but for democracy itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Dave 1 understood the instinct immediately, even when the results took him by surprise.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of understood

Verb

With distinct shapes for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Syrah/ Shiraz, Riesling, Chianti Classico, Sauvignon Blanc, Cognac, and Brandy, Vinum shifted how sommeliers performed their duties—and how the rest of us drank wine.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
The recycled cells performed comparably to batteries built using materials recovered from conventional fluorine-containing binders.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

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