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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, contexture, environment, environs, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, surroundings, terrain

Words Related to surround

location, place, position, space

backdrop, background

situation, status

geography, habitat

microenvironment

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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