Synonyms of surrounds

surrounds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of surround

as in encircles

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encircles
• encompasses
• circles
• rings
• embraces
• encloses
• walls
• environs
• girds
• besieges
• wreathes
• circumscribes
• girdles
• fences (in)
• compasses
• entrenches
• besets
• closes in
• hems (in)
• swarms
• cordons (off)
• invests

surrounds

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noun

plural of surround

as in surroundings

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surroundings
• environments
• environs
• atmospheres
• spaces
• contexts
• climates
• settings
• terrains
• elements
• milieus
• places
• locations
• ambients
• backdrops
• contextures
• climes
• mise-en-scènes
• situations
• mediums
• backgrounds
• positions
• habitats
• statuses
• geographies
• microenvironments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surrounds

Verb

Water also nearly surrounds, but does not enter, the former Easton grade school. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Much of the discourse surrounds Kazan’s creative choice in how to portray the book’s infamous antagonist, Cathy Ames, in Netflix’s seven-episode limited series out Thursday. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Godwin’s three screen projections keep changing what surrounds her. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

First, a 48-speaker spatial sound system surrounds the audience and delivers a more immersive listening experience. — New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Pritzker deserves credit for speaking candidly about the treatment that has worked for him and helping confront the stigma that still surrounds obesity and its treatment. — Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

There’s a whole ecosystem of content that surrounds these chases. — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Unlike FinFETs, where the gate surrounds the transistor channel on three sides, GAA designs wrap the gate around the channel, providing greater control over the flow of current, the South China Morning Post reported. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

The newer, softer material surrounds the carbon fiber plate while the previous ZoomX formula is used for the rest of the midsole to balance out the stability. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Quince, San Francisco Chef Michael Tusk has combined his love of Northern Italian cuisine with his surrounds in Northern California to evolve classics like tortellini into modern American fare. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026

In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

While the large spring-fed lake serves as the centerpiece of this area, there’s much more to Lake Geneva and its surrounds. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026

The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

His 1965 Danziger Studio, a live-work space on Melrose Avenue, featured an uninterrupted stucco façade that blended seamlessly into the urban surrounds. — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2025