Synonyms of fencing

fencing 1 of 2

adjective

as in encircling

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

fencing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fence

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• shielding
• guarding
• safeguarding
• securing
• fending
• keeping
• warding
• screening
• covering
• forfending
• preventing
• bulwarking
• saving
• standing up for
• opposing
• preserving
• resisting
• fighting
• conserving
• withstanding
• warring
• averting
• contending
• walling
• picketing
• palisading
• buffering
• battling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• storming
• bombarding
• submitting
• overrunning
• besieging
• besetting
• yielding
• caving
• capitulating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fencing

Verb

For years, when playgrounds and parks became drug hot spots, the city reacted by fencing them off, depriving families of access. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

As such, the potential for habitat loss and fragmentation is very high, due to clearing land and fencing off large fields, which can displace ground animals and block migration routes. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The school recently announced an expansion of its indoor sports complex — in addition to staples like a weight room and a large sports hall for different activities, the facility will also include a fencing salle, a squash center and more. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Protecting your garden from rabbits requires a mix of strategies, including repellents and physical barriers like fencing. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre park calls for fencing it all the way around with gates at the north and south entrances to control public access. — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Between the beds, tunnels of bent cattle fencing provide room for the crops to climb. — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026

Some shoppers, but mostly regulars who come to walk the mall to get their steps in, say they were shocked to drive into the parking lot and see parts of it blocked off and fencing going up. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 13 July 2026

As fencing students began to leave or do cooldown stretches, Sullivan continued to practice her footwork and precision with her foil by a target bag. — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026