SURROUNDED Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word surrounded. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SURROUNDED
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| beset | verbv | |||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically • assail or attack on all sides: • decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) | ||||||
| besieged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • surrounded by hostile forces | ||||||
| bordered | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term | ||||||
| encircled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • confined on all sides | ||||||
| hedged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement | ||||||
| compassed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • navigational instrument for finding directions • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limit of capability • drafting instrument used for drawing circles verb • bring about; accomplish • travel around, either by plane or ship • get the meaning of something | ||||||
| encompassed | verbv | |||||
verb • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | ||||||
| enveloped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | ||||||
| fenced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a barrier that serves to enclose an area • a dealer in stolen property verb • enclose with a fence • receive stolen goods • fight with fencing swords • surround with a wall in order to fortify • have an argument about something | ||||||
| girded | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • put a girdle on or around • bind with something round or circular | ||||||
| beleaguer | verbv | |||||
verb • annoy persistently • surround so as to force to give up | ||||||
| besiege | verbv | |||||
verb • surround so as to force to give up • cause to feel distressed or worried • harass, as with questions or requests | ||||||
| border | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a line that indicates a boundary • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary • the boundary of a surface • a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge • a strip forming the outer edge of something verb • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • form the boundary of; be contiguous to • enclose in or as if in a frame • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||||||
| circumvent | verbv | |||||
verb • surround so as to force to give up • beat through cleverness and wit • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| environ | verbv | |||||
verb • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | ||||||
| environment | nounn | |||||
noun • the totality of surrounding conditions • the area in which something exists or lives | ||||||
| environs | nounn | |||||
noun • the area in which something exists or lives • an outer adjacent area of any place | ||||||
| fence | nounn | |||||
noun • a barrier that serves to enclose an area • a dealer in stolen property verb • enclose with a fence • receive stolen goods • fight with fencing swords • surround with a wall in order to fortify • have an argument about something | ||||||
| palisade | nounn | |||||
noun • fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground verb • surround with a wall in order to fortify | ||||||
| ring | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a characteristic sound • a toroidal shape • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop • an association of criminals • the sound of a bell ringing • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) verb • sound loudly and sonorously • ring or echo with sound • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||||||
