SCOPE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SCOPE?

Need another word that means the same as “scope”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “scope” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Scope” are: cathode-ray oscilloscope, cro, oscilloscope, telescope, ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, background, setting, extent, breadth, width, sweep, purview, span, stretch, spread, horizon, opportunity, freedom, latitude, leeway, capacity, liberty, room, room to manoeuvre, elbow room, play

Scope as a Noun

Definitions of "Scope" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scope” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something.
• The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
• A purpose, end, or intention.
• A telescope, microscope, or other device having a name ending in -scope.
• The state of the environment in which a situation exists.
• Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
• A magnifier of images of distant objects.
• An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control.
• The number of terms or arguments affected by an operator such as a quantifier or conjunction.
• The length of cable extended when a ship rides at anchor.

Synonyms of "Scope" as a noun (30 Words)

ambit	The scope, extent, or bounds of something. A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
background	The area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear. The political and economic background.
breadth	A piece of cloth of standard or full width. She has the advantage of breadth of experience.
capacity	The amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive. Cases where a patient s testamentary capacity is in doubt.
cathode-ray oscilloscope	Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
compass	The enclosing limits of an area. This region had within its compass many types of agriculture.
cro	Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
elbow room	A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
extent	The size or scale of something. The extent of the damage.
freedom	The state of being unrestricted and able to move easily. The shorts have a side split for freedom of movement.
horizon	The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth. It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge.
latitude	The range of exposures for which an emulsion or printing paper will give acceptable contrast. Journalists have considerable latitude in criticizing public figures.
leeway	Sideways drift. The government had greater leeway to introduce reforms.
liberty	The personification of liberty as a female figure. Liberty of worship.
opportunity	A chance for employment or promotion. The night drive gave us the opportunity of spotting rhinos.
orbit	The state of moving in an orbit. In the political orbit of a world power.
oscilloscope	A device for viewing oscillations by a display on the screen of a cathode ray tube.
play	The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize. He maintained the same rhythm of play throughout the game.
purview	The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated. Such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.
range	A row of buildings. He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection.
reach	An act of reaching out with one s arm. She made a reach for him.
room	The people present in a room. The whole room burst into an uproar of approval.
room to manoeuvre	Opportunity for.
setting	A table service for one person. A garnet in a heavy gold setting.
span	The wingspan of an aircraft or a bird. A major setback was the collapse of one span of a flyover.
spread	A bedspread. The spread between lending and borrowing costs.
stretch	The fact or condition of a muscle being stretched. There were stretches of boredom.
sweep	A sweepstake. One fork of the drive continued on to the gravel sweep.
telescope	A magnifier of images of distant objects.
width	The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body. The yard was about seven feet in width.

Usage Examples of "Scope" as a noun

• Plato even maintains religion to be the chief aim and scope of human life.
• We widened the scope of our investigation.
• The scope for major change is always limited by political realities.
• Such questions go beyond the scope of this book.
• Infrared night scopes.
• Within the scope of an investigation.

Associations of "Scope" (30 Words)

area	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. Areas of the body.
beyond	On the farther side from the observer. From south of Dortmund as far as Essen and beyond.
border	Provide with a border or edge. Border controls.
boundary	A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. A boundary wall.
breadth	The extent of something from side to side. The bank reaches a maximum breadth of about 100 km.
circumscribe	Restrict or confine within limits. If a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point.
confine	Restrict or confine. The troops were confined to their barracks.
constrict	Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure. Her throat constricted.
constricted	Inhibited; restricted. Constricted air passages.
delimit	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
demarcate	Separate clearly, as if by boundaries. Art was being demarcated from the more objective science.
dimension	An expression for a derived physical quantity in terms of fundamental quantities such as mass length or time raised to the appropriate power acceleration for example having the dimension of length time. The goal is to dimension the drawing clearly so that the parts are built to your specification.
edge	Ski with one s weight on the edges of one s skis. Hazel quietly edged him away from the others.
extent	The distance or area or volume over which something extends. The full extent of the law.
geographic	Determined by geography. The north and south geographic poles.
limit	Final or latest limiting point. The upper limit of the tidal reaches.
magnitude	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10. They may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them.
minimum	Smallest or lowest. Clients with a minimum of 500 000 to invest.
narrowed	Made narrow; limited in breadth. Narrowed arteries impair blood circulation.
normalcy	Expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common.
outreach	An organization’s involvement with or influence in the community, especially in the context of religion or social welfare. They stood with earnest eyes and arms outreaching.
parameter	A quantity whose value is selected for the particular circumstances and in relation to which other variable quantities may be expressed. The parameters within which the media work.
periphery	The outside boundary or surface of something. A shift in power from the centre to the periphery.
precinct	The police station situated in a precinct. With 35 per cent of the precincts declaring he had 51 per cent of the vote.
proportion	Give pleasant proportions to. The bleach can be diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to ten parts water.
range	Place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner. A piano has a greater range than the human voice.
reach	The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. Government reaches out to the people.
restrict	Place restrictions on. I shall restrict myself to a single example.
spectrum	The entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Self help books are covering a broader and broader spectrum.
stretch	The capacity for being stretched. The beach stretches for over four miles.