Synonyms of encircling

encircling 1 of 2

adjective

as in surrounding

Related Words

• surrounding
• embracing
• connecting
• joined
• attached
• connected
• enclosing
• bounding
• linked
• peripheral
• communicating
• united
• circumjacent
• marginal
• nearby
• rimming
• fencing
• interconnecting
• nearest
• tangential
• closest
• encompassing
• adjacent
• next-door
• approximate
• near
• joining
• tangent
• nigh
• abutting
• adjoining
• contiguous
• immediate
• flanking
• neighboring
• ambient
• touching
• close
• juxtaposed
• conterminous
• fringing
• bordering
• skirting
• flush
• verging

Dissimilar Words

• isolated
• separate
• discrete
• single
• detached
• apart
• noncontiguous
• unconnected
• nonadjacent
• unattached
• removed
• disconnected
• free-standing
• isolate
• distant
• unlinked
• remote
• farthest
• far
• divided
• away
• discontinuous
• split
• resolved
• broken up
• severed
• far-off
• noncontinuous
• faraway
• ramified
• parted
• divorced
• dissociated
• uncoupled
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

encircling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of encircle

1

as in circling

to travel completely around

communication satellites encircling the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circling
• orbiting
• traversing
• crossing
• ringing
• circumventing
• girdling
• circumnavigating
• rounding
• circuiting
• compassing
• circumambulating
• perambulating

2

as in encompassing

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• circling
• encompassing
• enclosing
• ringing
• embracing
• environing
• girdling
• girding
• circumscribing
• wreathing
• compassing
• besieging
• walling
• swarming
• closing in
• entrenching
• fencing (in)
• besetting
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)
• investing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encircling

Verb

Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026

Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026

By using drones to interdict supply lines from a distance, Ukrainian forces can impose the effects of a siege without physically encircling a city, redefining how an opponent can be isolated in modern warfare. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Heck, even the names in the Ring of Honor encircling the stadium between its decks will be vulnerable to being cloaked by FIFA branding or advertising signage. — Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026

Chopard’s charming—and chiming—Beehive Clock, a table clock standing nearly a foot tall with seven tiers of rounded glass segments encircling a multi-level mechanical movement, stood out among the new releases for the same reason the Nautilus desk watch (Ref. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 May 2026

The upper features criss-crossing straps across the toes and skinner straps encircling the ankle. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

Existing storage facilities within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road—an encircling expressway about 15 to 20 miles from the city center—are limited to storing a maximum of three drones or 10 core components while also being required to undergo police inspections. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026