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

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

Additional details surrounding the circumstances of the crash or identity of the person who died was not provided. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has been fielding questions and debunking misinformation surrounding the case for years, said Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s vice president of research, collections and programs. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The roughly 200-acre swath that includes Timber Creek and surrounding farmland has been designated for future residential development since it was annexed into the city in 2016. — Rose Evans august 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

Ceremonies can take place on secluded beaches, atop dramatic cliffs overlooking the Pacific or in intimate settings woven into the surrounding landscape. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

And from a design standpoint, the trust said that the project will dwarf the main residence of the White House, at 55,000 square feet, while disrupting to symmetry of the structure and the surrounding buildings. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

York expects tariff revenues to rise back into the positive in a matter of months, but warned the uncertainty surrounding the existing levies remain, with companies suing the administration to remove Section 301 tariffs. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Mayes said the absence of evidence sufficient to bring criminal charges did not eliminate concerns about transparency surrounding political contributions from state contractors. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Excitement surrounding the new season is slowly growing among the West Ham United fanbase, but there are lingering issues that remain hard to ignore. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026