compassing
Surrounding on all sides
Compassing is the act of surrounding, encircling, or achieving through indirect means.
The word appears most often in older or literary contexts: compassing the city walls, compassing one's goals through patience.
In legal and historical texts, compassing can mean plotting or contriving, especially in the phrase compassing the death of the king—scheming to bring it about.
Reaching a goal
- accomplishingSuccessfully finishing an undertaking
- reachingExtending toward something
- obtainingGetting possession of
- securingMaking firmly fixed
gaining · acquiring · grasping · realizing · mastering · winning · succeeding · completing
Enclosing on all sides
- enclosingContaining within boundaries
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- circlingMoving around a center
- girdlingCircumferential bark removal
banding · enveloping · wrapping · belting · looping · orbiting · circumscribing · hemming
Recording data visually
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- orientingDetermining one's position
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- steeringControlling direction of movement
piloting · mapping · coursing · directing · guiding · routing · bearings · heading
Including all elements
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- expansiveCovering a large area
- far-reachingHaving broad impact
sweeping · broad · inclusive · universal · overarching · thoroughgoing · complete · total
Containing as part
- containingHolding within limits
- incorporatingAdding as a component
- enfoldingSurrounding on all sides
- subsumingAbsorbing into something larger
covering · spanning · holding · gathering · comprehending · grasping · capturing · admitting
attaining
Reaching a goal
- accomplishingSuccessfully finishing an undertaking
- reachingExtending toward something
- obtainingGetting possession of
securing · gaining · acquiring · grasping · realizing · mastering · winning · succeeding · completing · fulfilling
surrounding
Enclosing on all sides
girdling · banding · enveloping · wrapping · belting · looping · orbiting · circumscribing · hemming · bounding
charting
Recording data visually
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- orientingDetermining one's position
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
steering · piloting · mapping · coursing · directing · guiding · routing · bearings · heading · triangulating
comprehensive
Including all elements
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- expansiveCovering a large area
far-reaching · sweeping · broad · inclusive · universal · overarching · thoroughgoing · complete · total · full-scale
including
Containing as part
- containingHolding within limits
- incorporatingAdding as a component
- enfoldingSurrounding on all sides
subsuming · covering · spanning · holding · gathering · comprehending · grasping · capturing · admitting · receiving
compassingfailing
Flaw in one's nature
falling short · missing · bungling · botching · abandoning
compassingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · opening · dispersing · scattering
compassingmisunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
missing · overlooking · confusing · muddling