Home › Words › C › compassingcompassingcompassing means curved; bent.EtymologyFrom Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing.adjcurved; bente.g.“compassing timbers”nounThe forming of plots or schemes; machination.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.scheming 72% match — Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots. vs compassing →machinate 71% match — To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire. vs compassing →machination 69% match — A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. vs compassing →complotting 69% match — The forming of a joint plot; conspiracy. vs compassing →intrigue 67% match — A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. vs compassing →complotment 65% match — The act of plotting together; ganging up vs compassing →connivance 63% match — The process of conniving or conspiring. vs compassing →plotful 63% match — Abounding with plots (deception); scheming. vs compassing →