Synonyms of surrounding

surrounding 1 of 2

adjective

as in encircling

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

surrounding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of surround

as in encompassing

to form a circle around

she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encircling
• encompassing
• circling
• ringing
• embracing
• enclosing
• environing
• besieging
• girding
• walling
• girdling
• wreathing
• circumscribing
• swarming
• closing in
• compassing
• besetting
• fencing (in)
• entrenching
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)
• investing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surrounding

Adjective

Some critics of the budget cuts argue that the bar may be high but merited, given what the museum has to offer Brussels in terms of art, direct and indirect employment, and revitalizing the surrounding, low-income neighborhood. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Connecticut farmers have been watching how surrounding states have handled the bright red flying bug and adjusted their farms accordingly. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face. — Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026

Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Verb

Also excluded from the map are the University of Kansas Medical Center and the surrounding corner of Wyandotte County alongside existing STAR bond districts for other projects. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The third-quarter earnings season is gaining momentum, with investors closely watching corporate outlooks amid rising costs and uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence spending. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Striking staffers flooded the surrounding streets, lined the balcony of the R Street Parking Garage. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The service Roughly 75% of the team comes from the surrounding communities; the rest are from other parts of Namibia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

In 1983, for instance, Page launched from the lawn of Asheville’s Biltmore Estate, counting on the wind to carry his balloon beyond the miles of forest surrounding the property. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

In the Javari Valley, some villages serve as voting hubs for surrounding communities. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

In late September 2022, explosions ripped through the two pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm, releasing plumes of gas into the surrounding water and sparking a cross-border investigation. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026