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encircle

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Synonyms and Antonyms of encircle

1 to travel completely around

communication satellites encircling the earth

Synonyms of encircle

circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, girdle, orbit, ring, round

Words Related to encircle

circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse

2 to form a circle around

immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends

Synonyms of encircle

circle, compass, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring, surround, wreathe

Words Related to encircle

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

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