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

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

While Babcock never coached in Columbus, many will probably have this date circled. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 16 July 2026

So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 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

As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026