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around

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of around

having being at the present time
  • She's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around.
Synonyms of around

alive, existent, existing, extant, living
Words Related to around

active, busy, flourishing, functioning, operating, working
Near Antonyms of around

defunct, destroyed, exterminated, kaput (also kaputt)

departed, gone, lost

nonexistent

idle, inactive, inert
Antonyms of around

dead, extinct, nonextant

around

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of around

1 on all sides or in every direction
  • He looked around.
  • Butterflies were flying all around.
Synonyms of around

about, round
Words Related to around

all over, everyplace, everywhere

abroad, afloat, hereabouts (or hereabout)
2 toward the opposite direction
  • She turned around and saw him.
Synonyms of around

about, back, backward (or backwards), round
Words Related to around

behind, down, downward (or downwards), rearward (also rearwards)

obversely, reversely

across, athwart, counter, counterclockwise
Near Antonyms of around

clockwise, deasil
3 at, within, or to a short distance or time
  • Our dog usually stays around our yard.
  • He'll be getting in around 6:00.
Synonyms of around

by, close, hard, in, near, nearby, nigh
Words Related to around

hereabouts (or hereabout), thereabouts (also thereabout)

along, alongside

accessibly, conveniently, handily
Phrases Synonymous with around

at close quarters, at hand, on one's doorstep, within call
4 from beginning to end
  • a team that plays all year around
Synonyms of around

over, round, through, throughout
5 close to but not exactly
  • There's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes.
Synonyms of around

about, approximately, like, more or less, much, near, plus or minus, roughly, say, some
Words Related to around

generally, kind of, loosely

nearly, nominally, practically, virtually, well-nigh
Phrases Synonymous with around

after a fashion, somewhere about, somewhere around
Near Antonyms of around

due, even, just, sharp, smack-dab, squarely
Antonyms of around

exactly, precisely
6 in one place and another
  • While typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were.
Synonyms of around

about, here and there, passim
Words Related to around

all over, everyplace, everywhere, far and wide, high and low, right and left, throughout, ubiquitously
Near Antonyms of around

nowhere

around

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of around

1 close to
  • I wouldn't stand around those rocks—there could be snakes under them!
Synonyms of around

about, by, near, next to, nigh
Words Related to around

alongside, beside

across, along, at

circa

toward (or towards)
Phrases Synonymous with around

next door to
2 in random positions within the boundaries of
  • Huge, strangely shaped rocks were scattered around the canyon floor.
Synonyms of around

about, across, over, round, through, throughout
Words Related to around

on

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