Synonyms of flanked

flanked

verb

past tense of flank

as in adjoined

to be adjacent to

the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoined
• joined
• surrounded
• touched
• fringed
• neighbored
• abutted
• skirted
• lined
• marched (with)
• bordered (on)
• met
• encircled
• butted (on or against)
• attached (to)
• bounded
• connected (with)
• verged (on)
• enclosed
• linked (with)
• rimmed
• communicated (with)
• fenced
• converged
• contacted
• embraced
• margined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flanked

By the time his daughter shows up, flanked by her mom and upright dentist stepdad, Lee’s moved on from scolding the room to thanking his mother for believing him. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

It’s flanked by the After chair, which is perceived as a stack of layers and elements. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

The cast was flanked by the dynamic duo behind the film, Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, who drew upon their real relationship to navigate some of the film’s trickier moments. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Fourteen sheriff’s office deputies flanked the courtroom and filled in the spaces between Collins’ family and the defendants’ parents while a clerk read the verdict aloud. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

Though a service like Vurt might make sense for people already hooked on microdramas, what’s far less clear is whether there’s really a broader appetite for vertical videos flanked by blank spaces. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026

In some areas, the river is flanked on both sides by steep limestone cliffs, and up and down the region, people have to trek through inhospitable desert terrain to get to the nearest paved road or pass through Border Patrol checkpoints. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

The wall is flanked by works by Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse and Tom Wesselmann, presumably produced in their Bowery lofts. — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Standing at the lectern, flanked by more than 10 others in support, the woman called for the school district to provide more security at Franklin High School to prevent another fatal tragedy. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026