surrounds

VERB

enclose, encircle something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring

STRONG

beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge

WEAK

box in close around close in close in on fence in go around lay siege to shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free

STRONG

allow center let go lose permit release

Example Sentences

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But like Unique, RZA doesn’t know how to fight his way out of the hell that surrounds him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The disinterested world that surrounds them, and to which they are oblivious, is glorious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The myelin sheath is a protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

With LIV Golf not yet responding to the BBC's requests for comment, and senior golfing officials telling us they are also trying to clarify what the situation is, uncertainly surrounds the circuit's future.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

As he sat cross-legged on the wall that surrounds the pond, gazing out at the ships through his spyglass, Stuart noticed one boat that seemed to him finer and prouder than any other.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White