'ambit' definitions:
Definition of 'ambit'
(from WordNet)
noun
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit]
Synonyms of 'ambit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alentours,
- ambience,
- arena,
- bailiwick,
- beat,
- border,
- borderland,
- borderlands,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumambiencies,
- circumjacencies,
- circumstances,
- compass,
- constituency,
- context,
- cycle,
- demesne,
- department,
- domain,
- dominion,
- entourage,
- environing circumstances,
- environment,
- environs,
- extension,
- extent,
- field,
- footing,
- full circle,
- gestalt,
- habitat,
- hemisphere,
- judicial circuit,
- jurisdiction,
- lap,
- loop,
- march,
- milieu,
- neighborhood,
- orb,
- orbit,
- outposts,
- outskirts,
- pale,
- perimeter,
- periphery,
- precinct,
- precincts,
- province,
- purlieus,
- purview,
- radius,
- reach,
- realm,
- revolution,
- round,
- round trip,
- rounds,
- scope,
- situation,
- sphere,
- sphere of influence,
- stamping ground,
- suburbs,
- surroundings,
- sweep,
- territory,
- total environment,
- tour,
- turf,
- turn,
- vantage,
- vicinage,
- vicinity,
- walk