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surround

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of surround

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
  • The vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him.
Synonyms of surround

ambient, atmosphere, climate, clime, context, environment, environs, medium, milieu, setting, surroundings, terrain
Words Related to surround

location, place, position, space

backdrop, background

element

situation, status

geography, habitat

surround

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of surround

to form a circle around
  • She was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal.
Synonyms of surround

circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring, wreathe
Words Related to surround

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

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