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

Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

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