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Synonyms of cirque

5 similar words

Another word for cirque is corrie. Other synonyms of cirque are cwm and combe.

Synonyms and similar words for cirque

nounA curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a...

  • corrieA bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
  • combeA cirque.
  • cwmA valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

nounSomething in the shape of a circle or ring.

Meaning of cirque

  1. noun A Roman circus.
  2. noun A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.
  3. noun Something in the shape of a circle or ring.

Full definition of cirque

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Questions about synonyms of cirque

What is another word for cirque?
Cirque has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as corrie, cwm and combe.
What does cirque mean?
Cirque means a Roman circus.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cirque (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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