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compassed

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Definition of compassed word

  • noun compassed Simple past tense and past participle of compass. 1

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Parts of speech for Compassed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

compassed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

compassed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for compassed

adjective compassed

  • limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
  • finished — ended or completed.
  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
  • walled — of or relating to a wall: wall space.

Antonyms for compassed

noun compassed

  • opened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.

verb compassed

  • freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
  • abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
  • forfeited — a fine; penalty.

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