compassed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of compassednext
as in accomplished

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compassed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of compass
1
as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion attempting more than his modest abilities could compass

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2
as in circled
to travel completely around the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth

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3
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassed
  1. accomplished
  2. fulfilled
  3. circled
  4. surrounded
  5. understood
  6. performed
  7. over
  8. executed
Adjective
  • Bill Freeman is being remembered as an accomplished businessman and powerhouse Democratic donor following news of his death on Sunday.
    Nate Rau, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Hope Horner is an accomplished entrepreneur and the award-winning CEO of Lemonlight, a production company based in LA.
    Hope Horner, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • The team also discovered that about 15% of adults fulfilled the criteria for functional iron deficiency, which occurs when the iron in the body is stored away but not readily available for use.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For Landry, who was elected on an anti-crime platform, the law’s passage fulfilled a campaign pledge.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush and cactus, keeping an eye on the cartel gunmen camped on a ridge beneath a blue sky where vultures circled.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of circled
Verb
  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • The rush to portray events before the full scope is understood can create long-term consequences, not just for producers but for the entire ecosystem of buyers, retailers, and importers.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Strangely enough, this makes the film universal and able to be understood by people all over the world.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of understood
Verb
  • The tribute was performed by Reik, Leonel García, Alejandro Fernández, David Bisbal and Carlos Rivera.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of performed
Adjective
  • Today’s work culture has an over reliance on manual information-sharing and a lack of documentation.
    Anu Bharadwaj, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Moore came in behind the clear-out from the opposite side on an over route and was wide open in a confused Carolina secondary for an easy touchdown to tie the score at 7-7.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of over
Verb
  • Especially when executed at a large scale of hundreds of code changes, this becomes a management challenge.
    Mike Waas, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Actual causes Lawyer Gretchen Sween, who joined Roberson's case about two months before he was supposed to be executed in 2016, said she was struck by how little investigators took Nikki's past health issues into consideration.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of executed
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