Synonyms of circled

circled

verb

past tense of circle

1

as in surrounded

to form a circle around

everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounded
• encircled
• ringed
• encompassed
• enclosed
• inclosed
• embraced
• girdled
• wreathed
• girded
• girt
• environed
• circumscribed
• swarmed
• walled
• besieged
• compassed
• fenced (in)
• closed in
• hemmed (in)
• entrenched
• beset
• cordoned (off)
• intrenched
• invested

2

as in orbited

to travel completely around

with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orbited
• encircled
• traversed
• ringed
• crossed
• rounded
• circuited
• circumnavigated
• girdled
• circumvented
• compassed
• circumambulated
• perambulated