Synonyms of SCOPES

noun

1. Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)

   Also: john scopes, john thomas scopes.

2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

   • SCOPE9
   • RANGE6
   • REACH10
   • ORBIT7
   • COMPASS13
   • AMBIT9

3. the state of the environment in which a situation exists

   • SETTING8
   • BACKGROUND20
   • SCOPE9

4. a magnifier of images of distant objects

   • TELESCOPE13
   • SCOPE9

5. electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

   • OSCILLOSCOPE18
   • SCOPE9

   Also: cathode-ray oscilloscope.

   Not playable in Scrabble US: CRO.