/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of circumscribed Find synonyms for: Verb1. circumscribe, trace, draw, line, describe, delineateusage: draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"2. limit, circumscribe, confine, decrease, lessen, minifyusage: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"3. circumscribe, trace, draw, line, describe, delineateusage: to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectAdjective1. circumscribed, limited, restricted (vs. unrestricted)usage: subject to limits or subjected to limitsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language