Synonyms for sphere
sfɪərspher·e

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1. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   celestial body, celestial sphere

2. spherenoun

   A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

   Synonyms:
   ball, globe, orb

3. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   domain, sector, area, field, orbit

4. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   3-sphere, 2-sphere

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1. sphere

   Synonyms:
   globe, ball, region, realm, circuit, orb, department, vocation, rank, standing, order

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1. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

   Synonyms:
   study, compass, land, heavens, demesne, knowledge base, field of study, plain, empyrean, welkin, ambit, sector, range, scope, eye socket, field of operations, country, subject field, reach, flying field, subject area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, expanse, area, force field, line of business, sphere of influence, theater of operations, battlefield, theatre of operations, orbital cavity, bailiwick, stadium, playing area, field of view, champaign, scene of action, theatre, battleground, airfield, knowledge domain, cranial orbit, world, electron orbit, playing field, theater, discipline, region, firmament, field of operation, field of force, sports stadium, bowl, landing field, subject, domain, field of honor, arena, surface area, domain of a function, field, field of battle, orbit, celestial orbit, athletic field

2. spherenoun

   any spherically shaped artifact

   Synonyms:
   empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

3. sphere, sphere of influencenoun

   the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

   Synonyms:
   empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

4. sector, spherenoun

   a particular aspect of life or activity

   "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"

   Synonyms:
   empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

5. spherenoun

   a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

   Synonyms:
   empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

6. spherenoun

   a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

   Synonyms:
   empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

7. celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkinnoun

   the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

   Synonyms:
   sector, firmament, domain, sphere of influence, arena, empyrean, orbit, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, welkin, area, heavens

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Aspect
   • Environment
   • Geographical Area
   • Round Shape
   • Surface

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   globe, ball, orb

2. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation, post, office, employment, capacity

3. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   rank, standing, order

4. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   region, realm, domain, quarter, country

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1. spherenoun

   Synonyms:
   globe, orb, ball, province, circuit, beat, purview, compass, circle, station, position, rank, region, domain, realm, orbit

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1. List of paraphrases for "sphere":

   area, field, scope, realm, domain, arena, sector, areas, fields, regard

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1. List of known nicknames for "Sphere":

   Barry Robb

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1. Liz Rosenberg:

   Energy and( Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) sanctions from April and May provoked a very powerful Iranian response and tipped this confrontation and tensions into a more military sphere. Now the pressure levers are military pressure levers, so the key parties in the escalation relationship are the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and The US military.

2. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin:

   Evolution is gaining the psychic zones of the world... life, being and ascent of consciousness, could not continue to advance indefinitely along its line without transforming itself in depth. The being who is the object of his own reflection, in consequence, of that very doubling back upon himself becomes in a flash able to raise himself to a new sphere.

3. Julie Fisher:

   It is Alexander Lukashenko, Alexander Lukashenko willingness to increase dependency on Russia in every possible sphere, that has brought Alexander Lukashenko to the point of being in no position, really, to barely have a say in what it is Russia would decide to do militarily.

4. Albert Einstein:

   All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

5. Marcus Noland:

   In the economics sphere, the regime seems to lack any real strategic vision.