Definition for Surrounding:

• That which environs; the act of one who surrounds.

Synonyms for Surrounding:

• adj.

  •encircling (adjective)
  • enclosing,
  • Circumambient,
  • neighboring,
  • Circumforaneous,
  • encompassing.
  •encompassing (adjective)
  • most encircling,
  • more encircling,
  • most enveloping,
  • more ambient,
  • most circumferential,
  • most ambient,
  • more circumferential,
  • more enveloping.
  •environmental (adjective)
  • neighborhood,
  • precinct,
  • environmental.

• n.

  •
  • hedged in with/by,
  • in the round,
  • in.
  •environment (noun)
  • conditions.
  •surrounding (noun)
  • close.

• prep.

  •about (preposition)
  • sur-rounding,
  • sur rounding.

• v.

  •encircling (verb)
  • Girding,
  • Wreathing,
  • circling.
  •enclosing (verb)
  • holding,
  • Containing,
  • embracing,
  • Corralling,
  • impounding,
  • encircling,
  • Imprisoning,
  • trapping,
  • covering,
  • confining,
  • Caging,
  • enveloping,
  • fencing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • enclosed,
  • walled,
  • landlocked,
  • wreathe,
  • inside.

Paraphrases for Surrounding:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    outlying, adjoining, contiguous.
  • Proper noun, singular
    neighbors, takes, surroundings, neighboring.
  • Noun, plural
    surroundings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    perimeter.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    supporting, underlying, supervising, Underpinning, enclosing, Incorporating, Comprising, encompassing, informing, characterising, Depending, ensuing, governing, Characterizing, D, neigbouring, accountability, dominating, procedure, invading, Illustrating, accompanying, Producing, Containing, Denoting, cordoning, neighbours, commissioning, overlooking, attending, Into, Including, report, following, Engulfing, coexisting, regulating, confronting, departing, moving, finishing, Nearing, Addressing, identifying, abutting, Desiring, posing, S, ordering, emerging, Discussing, Afflicting, dining, annotating, Noting, Involving, statistical, trapping, cover, covering, area, appearing, sieging, Adding, namely, filling, Burdening, Justifying, overlapping, external, reflecting, mentoring, turning, Besetting, according, swarming, blockading, operating, Entailing, upcoming, resulting, focusing, embracing, touching, leaving, Delaying, wrapping, framing, Flanking, habitat, Arising, guiding, Earning, remaining, Spanning, asking, raising, joining, Receiving, confining, wishing, Stemming, seeking, being, Examining, laying, regards, watching, Implying, boxing, hitting, Referring, prevailing, stay, curbing, settling, Attaching, controlling, affecting, dell, orbiting, briefing, marking, exiting, locale, Warranting, Debating, edging, leading, Manning, circling, Circled, Via, Averaging, Aiming, special, reaching, i.e., targeting, showing, approaching, Applying, AP, places, bearing, public, Impacting, reigning, going, looking, Effecting, taking, wanting, facing, outlying, getting, making, takes.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    neighboring.
  • Proper noun, singular
    around.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    enveloping, encircling, bordering, besieging, adjoining, neighboring.

Antonyms for Surrounding:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    distant.

Surrounding Sentence Examples:

• Peace and plenty are the sum of earthly good; so, finding them here, the wild creatures crowd into the Park from the surrounding country in numbers not elsewhere to be seen.

• As M. Petrovitch has stated, the sons of a peasant did not leave their father's house when they got married, but built a wooden cottage on the land surrounding the father's house.