Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gamut

2 senses of gamut

Sense 1
gamut -- (a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions")
       => scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")

Sense 2
gamut -- (the entire scale of musical notes)
       => scale, musical scale -- ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))