Synonyms of environs

environs 1 of 2

plural noun

in-ˈvī-rənz 

1

as in outskirts

the districts adjacent to a city

the city and its environs total about a million in population

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outskirts
• suburbia
• countryside
• purlieus
• country
• exurbia

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downtown
• inner city
• midtown
• core city

2

as in vicinity

an adjoining region or space

you can get just about any kind of ethnic food in the environs of the university

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vicinity
• backyard
• environment
• neighborhood
• surroundings
• vicinage
• purlieus
• surround

3

as in surroundings

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

growing up in the environs of the big city endowed him with a certain urbanity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surroundings
• environment
• atmosphere
• climate
• surround
• context
• terrain
• milieu
• setting
• space
• ambient
• location
• clime
• place
• contexture
• backdrop
• medium
• mise-en-scène
• situation
• element
• background
• position
• habitat
• status
• geography
• microenvironment

environs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of environ

as in surrounds

to form a circle around

a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounds
• encircles
• circles
• encompasses
• rings
• embraces
• walls
• encloses
• girds
• girdles
• compasses
• wreathes
• besieges
• circumscribes
• fences (in)
• swarms
• closes in
• hems (in)
• entrenches
• besets
• cordons (off)
• invests

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of environs

Plural noun

But Kapoor’s love for these oddballs and their environs is consistently infectious. — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022

The Flames could be overmatched here, but Hugh Freeze is familiar with the SEC and with coaching in its hostile environs. — USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022

The beach environs is a reset of the yearslong Hyde Park event. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022

The offerings are perfectly paired with the transportive environs. — William Li, Town & Country, 8 July 2022