ambit

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

Direction: arrow points to the broader concept; dashed outline: no word in this language; Click any word to expand it.

Senses

Sense 1 noun

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

the range of a supersonic jet

Types & categories

extent hypernym
approximate range hyponym
confines hyponym
contrast hyponym
internationality hyponym
latitude hyponym
purview hyponym
sweep hyponym
gamut hyponym
spectrum hyponym
palette hyponym

Related & opposite

compass derivation
straddle derivation
range derivation
scopal derivation

Table view of this graph

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	compass
1	derivation	Related & opposite	straddle
1	derivation	Related & opposite	range
1	derivation	Related & opposite	scopal
1	hypernym	Types & categories	extent
1	hyponym	Types & categories	approximate range
1	hyponym	Types & categories	confines
1	hyponym	Types & categories	contrast
1	hyponym	Types & categories	internationality
1	hyponym	Types & categories	latitude
1	hyponym	Types & categories	purview
1	hyponym	Types & categories	sweep
1	hyponym	Types & categories	gamut
1	hyponym	Types & categories	spectrum
1	hyponym	Types & categories	palette