Synonyms of flanking

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flanking 1 of 3

adjective

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as in adjacent

having a border in common

flanking farms that share the same water source

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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flanking

2 of 3

noun

as in envelopment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envelopment
• invasion
• ambush
• incursion
• counterattack
• counteroffensive
• attack
• ravage
• sortie
• foray
• ambuscade
• breakthrough
• pillage
• air raid
• bombardment
• counterassault
• sally
• counteraggression
• offensive
• sack
• assault
• counterstrike
• bombing
• raid
• onslaught
• attempt
• blitzkrieg
• strike
• onset
• rush
• aggression
• offense
• barrage
• blitz
• siege
• volley
• fusillade
• hail
• salvo
• coup de main
• cannonade
• charge
• offence
• storm
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defense
• guard
• shield
• defensive
• resistance
• protection
• opposition
• security
• shelter

• defense
• guard
• shield
• defensive
• resistance
• protection
• opposition
• security
• shelter

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flanking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of flank

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoining
• surrounding
• joining
• neighboring
• touching
• abutting
• skirting
• fringing
• lining
• encircling
• enclosing
• bounding
• converging
• marching (with)
• meeting
• fencing
• rimming
• embracing
• bordering (on)
• butting (on or against)
• verging (on)
• contacting
• attaching (to)
• inclosing
• margining
• communicating (with)
• connecting (with)
• linking (with)