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

Even the amount of surrounding pavement, neighboring structures, and roof color can influence how much heat the house gains throughout the day. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026

According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Tens of thousands of residents were displaced in the years surrounding the Games, many of them poor and disproportionately Black. — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026

The surrounding park features walking paths, picnic pavilions, a duck pond, a sandy beach, a rose garden, and the Beach Park Tree Trail, which is home to nearly 500 tree species. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Though the mural, which depicts a man in a headdress holding a spear, had been removed for conservation in 2004, the team relied on advanced imaging techniques to reconstruct both the work and its surrounding architecture. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

The uncertainty surrounding the Starship timeline has dramatically inflated implied volatility (IV). — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Nester also called into question the security protocols surrounding the event, asking Bagley about how many officers were assigned and other preparations. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

All shades, all colors, 4 million faces surrounding them with resounding support and unrequited love. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026