circumscribed
Kept within limits
Circumscribed means confined within limits or boundaries.
A circumscribed authority has restricted scope.
A circumscribed area is bounded or enclosed.
The word often suggests something hemmed in or limited from reaching its full potential: Her role was tightly circumscribed by company policy.
In geometry, a circumscribed figure surrounds another, touching it at specific points.
Limited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
- confinedKept within bounds
- hemmedFinished a garment's edge
- boundedConfined within limits
curtailed · restrained · inhibited · fettered · tethered · trammelled · hobbled · shackled
Line marking a limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- borderOuter edge or limit
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- limitMaximum allowed extent
confines · demarcation · edge · barrier · fence · margin · restriction · parameter
Described with precision
- outlinedTraced the edges of
- specifiedExplicitly stated or defined
- demarcatedSet distinct boundaries
- delimitedHad borders established
determined · established · set · fixed · marked · drawn · traced · mapped
Narrow in perspective
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- insularNarrow in outlook
- limitedRestricted in extent
- myopicUnable to see far
restricted · narrow-minded · blinkered · short-sighted · hidebound · small · petty · constrained
restricted
Limited in scope
bounded · curtailed · restrained · inhibited · fettered · tethered · trammelled · hobbled · shackled · cramped
boundary
Line marking a limit
limit · confines · demarcation · edge · barrier · fence · margin · restriction · parameter · scope
delineated
Described with precision
- outlinedTraced the edges of
- specifiedExplicitly stated or defined
- demarcatedSet distinct boundaries
delimited · determined · established · set · fixed · marked · drawn · traced · mapped · charted
parochial
Narrow in perspective
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- insularNarrow in outlook
- limitedRestricted in extent
myopic · restricted · narrow-minded · blinkered · short-sighted · hidebound · small · petty · constrained · local
circle
Curved closed shape
circumference · polygon · triangle · inscribed · tangent · chord · sector · segment · perimeter · plane
lesion
Area of pathological change
tumor · tissue · wound · dissection · operative · procedure · margin · biopsy · scalpel · suture
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- circlesfull circle, circle, radius, circumference, pie chart
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- shortsightedmyopic, imprudent, ill-considered, narrow-minded, blinkered
- polygon featuressides, vertices, edges, angles, perimeter
- shape propertiesconvex, concave, symmetric, regular, irregular
circumscribedunbounded
Having no limits
unlimited · unrestricted · boundless · uncircumscribed · limitless
circumscribedcomprehensive
Including all elements
all-encompassing · global · universal · expansive · general
circumscribedabsolute
Total, without qualification
unchecked · unqualified · unconditional · plenary · sovereign