Synonyms of encircled

encircled

verb

past tense of encircle

1

as in circled

to travel completely around

communication satellites encircling the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in surrounded

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encircled

In 1951, Western Auto bought the building and invested more $300,000 in renovations and additions, including a new 30-ton, 70-by-73-foot sign displaying its name in massive red letters encircled by an arrow. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

The pendant, which is encircled by diamonds, also includes a heart between the initials. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

Lining the outer cell membrane, at the base of the cilia, were simple structures, each encircled by a single membrane. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

The area along the Cumberland River where more than 100 people once lived is now encircled by fences and no-trespassing signs. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

The youngest Lestat trips over reciting a passage about being encircled by God’s love. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

On this day, four guests — clad in masks, snorkels, flippers, and dressed in all black to reduce the risk of being confused for a fish by the sharks — clung onto a safety line and watched as the silky sharks encircled them. — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

He was encircled by his Netherlands team-mates, including substitutes, who raced to embrace him. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 30 June 2026