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

For more than two decades, a pair of imposing granite lions flanked the entrance to a rust-red building deep inside the Arctic Circle. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

The star walked the red carpet for the film’s London premiere, flanked by his wife Luciana Barroso and their four daughters, Alexia, 27, Isabella, 20, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

This time, his arch was drawn with a tall golden Lady Liberty statue on top, flanked by two grey birds. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026

That occurs along a very typical-looking site that has a roughly 2,000 meter depression at the location of spreading, flanked by a series of rugged ridges. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

That’s flanked by a PMXFoam midsole with a mock leather welt, lightweight and cushioned footbed, and a TPU outsole with flexible spikes that deliver responsive traction. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Guthrie was flanked by Jenna Bush Hager, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones, who were all in yellow. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Episode three opens with Daemon and Caraxes, flanked by Ulf on Silverwing and Hugh on Vermithor, meeting Lord Ormund Hightower’s host in an open field. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

He’s flanked by his wife, Princess Deidamia, who looks fearfully up at her husband’s encroaching enemies. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026