as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ambit
Those who would argue that this abuse of power constitutes a crime should remember that Trump and his team have avidly proclaimed that presidents must have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within the broad ambit of executive power.
—
The Editors, National Review, 24 July 2025
Death to Order reads like an anti-thriller—this despite its international ambit and the corpses of prominent statesmen strewn higgledy-piggledy across its pages.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Such stations reinforce political polarization, with each one’s narrative embraced by those within its political ambit and scorned by those outside it.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
See All Example Sentences for ambit
The Editors, National Review, 24 July 2025
Death to Order reads like an anti-thriller—this despite its international ambit and the corpses of prominent statesmen strewn higgledy-piggledy across its pages.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Such stations reinforce political polarization, with each one’s narrative embraced by those within its political ambit and scorned by those outside it.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
See All Example Sentences for ambit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
-
This also highlights the importance of basic cyber hygiene like unique passwords and MFA, so that when breaches happen, the scope of impact on your own personal data is contained.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
-
There’s also Title Wave Books in Anchorage, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Indigenous American literature in the country, and Nā Mea Hawai'i, whose collection tightens its scope to Hawaiian culture and history.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Space is the massive, ever-expanding realm beyond Earth’s atmosphere, spanning more than 93 billion light-years in the observable universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
-
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin got his feet wet in the NFL media realm and made a bold prediction about Aaron Rodgers' future in the league.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Bayer hopes that both the Supreme Court and the pending settlement will limit the extent of future lawsuits.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
-
The 4-3-3 unbalanced Chelsea far more frequently, to the extent Enzo Fernandez had to ask Sanchez to go down and await treatment, in order for the team to get a pep talk from Calum McFarlane.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
