Circle
How words are described
| old | old circle | old line |
| good | good circle | good line |
| similar | similar circle | similar line |
| perfect | perfect circle | perfect line |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, simple, popular, small, entire, real, massive, big, great, little, main, white, yellow, next, last, ending, different, previous, defensive. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Stylistically, expect a circle around the target or a shaded silhouette, and an architects line (a horizontal line which then inflects at an angle to a box of text).
Source: Stat-O-Vision -
Trauma Center expects a near-complete circle with no crossing, so a circle with a small gap works, but closing it will make an unrecognized shape unless your tails perfectly overlap the line.
Source: Some Dexterity Required -
Similarly, sticking the device on something that goes in a circle won't work very well, because the game calculates movement distance based on a straight line between location updates.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon Go
Cite this Source
Line and Circle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/circle/line
Circle & Line. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/circle/line>.
Line or Circle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/circle/line.
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