surrounded by

ADVERB

between

Synonyms

STRONG

betwixt

WEAK

amid amidst among at intervals bounded by centrally located enclosed by halfway in in the middle in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway separating

PREPOSITION

amid

Synonyms

WEAK

amidst among amongst between during mid over throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

away from beyond far from outside separate

PREPOSITION

amid/amidst

Synonyms

WEAK

amongst between during in the midst of in the thick of mid over throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

away from outside separate

PREPOSITION

among

Synonyms

WEAK

amid amidst betwixt encompassed by in dispersion through in the midst of in the thick of mid with

Antonyms

WEAK

away from outside separate

Example Sentences

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Standing inside her store, surrounded by pastel ballgowns decorated with lace and rhinestones, Leonor felt optimistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass noted the stadium is located in Inglewood, Calif., a city of 100,000 that is nearly surrounded by Los Angeles, and didn’t immediately comment further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"I also cannot believe this happened," Plumb wrote on Instagram after sharing pictures of the event showing Spielberg and Domingo surrounded by pub-goers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She "passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the evening" on Friday, said Claude Chirac.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Then the poison tide came rushing back, and she was surrounded by dust once again.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

surrounded by

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