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

Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

The nondescript door on Eighth Avenue is flanked by a liquor store and a cannabis dispensary, and the lobby has no directory. — Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

This location soon will be flanked by an adjacent space entirely dedicated to beauty, which Cocchini revealed in 2024 and is poised for completion by May 2027. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Back on the first floor, the elevators are flanked by two theaters that play short film clips not shown anywhere else. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Queen Latifah gave opening remarks and was flanked by the museum’s co-chairs, including Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, Lewis Hamilton, Guillermo Del Toro, and Pharrell. — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026

Clemishire, flanked by supporters outside the Texas Supreme Court, said she’s lived with the consequences of what Morris did to her for more than 40 years. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

Yoro and Heaven were flanked by the more experienced Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot, but their presence did little to bring calm to a defence that looked disjointed and nervous. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Programmed in a cream blouse and flanked by Edison bulbs and a flamingo, Norwood sat there ready for an interview. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026