compassed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of compassednext
as in accomplished

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compassed

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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
  • Neophytes diving into the world of yachting, even accomplished entrepreneurs and veteran corporate executives, may find the myriad of options available to new superyacht buyers rather daunting.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Some are from rising stars blooming into should-be stardom with their most accomplished work (Lizzie No, Medium Build).
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • This is the process by which an unbiased third-party agent holds cash or a title and only releases the payment or item due when a contract has been thoroughly fulfilled.
    Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The guard fulfilled his request, and the pickle gave the soldier the strength to keep surviving.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of circled
Verb
  • This new image from the James Webb Space Telescope features the young star cluster NGC 602, surrounded by the varied clouds of a nebula, near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, about 200,000 light-years from Earth.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adding to its uniqueness, the city winds along the Mississippi River and is surrounded by distinct wetland habitats of swamps, bayous, and marshes.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The company believes that pets deserve to live in a world where they are loved, understood and cherished.
    FunnyFuzzy Contributor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of understood
Verb
  • In both Hong Kong and Mainland China, high-yielding mega-capitalization stocks such as banks, energy, and insurance companies performed well as China’s Treasury bonds had a rare down day.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan performed at benefits for CORE, sang with Seeger at a voter registration rally sponsored by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and performed with Baez at the 1963 March on Washington.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of performed
Adjective
  • Philadelphia has less of an over tendency, with six of its 11 games going under the total.
    Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Today’s work culture has an over reliance on manual information-sharing and a lack of documentation.
    Anu Bharadwaj, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of over
Verb
  • Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Witness accounts indicate two of the Ukrainian prisoners-of-war were forced onto a road, while the other two remained lying on the ground; all four were subsequently executed, a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executed
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