Definition for Circumscribe:

• draw a line around; " He drew a circle around the points"

Synonyms for Circumscribe:

• n.

  •
  • cure,
  • girdle,
  • encircle,
  • regulate,
  • encompass,
  • control,
  • contain.
  •
  • carve,
  • streak,
  • mark out,
  • imprint,
  • engrave,
  • limited.

• v.

  •mark off, delimit (verb)
  • demarcate,
  • outline,
  • hamper,
  • trammel,
  • nail down,
  • delineate,
  • bar.
  •outline (verb)
  • figure,
  • form,
  • represent,
  • profile,
  • plan,
  • contour,
  • draw,
  • silhouette,
  • trace,
  • sketch,
  • frame,
  • draft.

• Other synonyms:

  •bound
  • delimitate.
  •encircle
  • ring.
  •enclose
  • compass,
  • mew.
  •environ
  • environ.
  •impede
  • hinder.
  •imprison
  • rail in.
  •inhibit
  • taboo.
  •limit
  • rationing.
  •Other relevant words:
  • alter,
  • stint,
  • protect,
  • moderate,
  • compact,
  • fetter,
  • lay down,
  • Bedwarf,
  • soften,
  • purse,
  • compress,
  • pack,
  • coarctate,
  • embrace,
  • picket,
  • crunch,
  • keep in,
  • keep,
  • corral,
  • set down,
  • bear,
  • wrinkle,
  • consolidate,
  • box,
  • concentrate,
  • hedge,
  • fortify,
  • lap,
  • temper,
  • solidify,
  • assuage,
  • circumscribed circle,
  • squeeze,
  • adjust to,
  • lessen,
  • condition,
  • endure,
  • coop,
  • detain,
  • prohibit,
  • corrugate,
  • localize,
  • crimp,
  • Engird,
  • leaven,
  • bridle,
  • shorten,
  • repress,
  • modulate,
  • modify,
  • reduce,
  • crumple up,
  • shut out,
  • Cohibit,
  • divide,
  • lie around,
  • curb,
  • stow,
  • rope off,
  • season,
  • specify,
  • suppress,
  • hold,
  • delimit,
  • abridge,
  • abbreviate,
  • diminish,
  • check,
  • proscribe,
  • warn off,
  • circumvent,
  • Coarct,
  • abate,
  • warp,
  • mark,
  • cap,
  • strangle,
  • throttle,
  • set,
  • establish,
  • fix,
  • decrease,
  • knit,
  • constrain,
  • beset,
  • interdict,
  • pucker,
  • gird,
  • hem,
  • withhold,
  • lay off,
  • boil down,
  • skirt,
  • mitigate,
  • impede,
  • tighten,
  • pinch,
  • crush,
  • begird,
  • curtail,
  • constringe,
  • belt,
  • adhere,
  • condense,
  • dwarf,
  • hold in,
  • show the door,
  • exclude,
  • palliate,
  • pucker up,
  • adjust,
  • stake,
  • draw in,
  • separate,
  • terminate.

Paraphrases for Circumscribe:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    restrict.
  • Verb, base form
    restrict.

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    curtail.
  • Verb, base form
    delineate, contain, curb, Ring-fence, identify, define, reduce, delimit, narrow, mitigate, demarcate, curtail.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    limit.
  • Verb, base form
    limiting, constrain, limit, restrain.

Antonyms for Circumscribe:

• v.

  • mark off, delimit
    free, help, open, loose, liberate, aid, assist, permit, unloose, release, let go, allow.
  • Other antonyms:
    emancipate, arouse, impel, encourage, set free, broaden, animate, let loose, incite, excite, widen.

Hyponym for Circumscribe:

• v.

  • contact
    draw, delineate, line, trace, describe.