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
• embraced
• girdled
• wreathed
• girded
• environed
• circumscribed
• walled
• swarmed
• compassed
• besieged
• fenced (in)
• closed in
• hemmed (in)
• entrenched
• beset
• cordoned (off)
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of circled

Just circled up with him and just checking on his well-being, and then the rest is kind of up to medical staff, doctors he’s seen. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

The suspect circled the area a couple of times then entered toward the end of the motel’s parking lot. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

The Chinese ship circled the Philippine vessel continuously, as its water cannon hit the ship. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

During the group stage, the team from tiny Curaçao, after a 7-1 loss to Germany, circled in prayer on the pitch. — The Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface as fellow astronaut Michael Collins circled the moon in the command module Columbia. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists. — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026