encircling
The word “encircling” has 3 syllables: en-cir-cling
It's pronounced as /ɛnˈsɝː.klɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for encircling?
In the thesaurus, “encircling” has 71 synonyms and 39 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for encircling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for encircling
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- ambient
- approximate
- attached
- besetting
- besieging
- bordering
- bounding
- circling
- circuiting
- circumambulating
- circumjacent
- circumnavigating
- circumscribing
- circumventing
- close
- closest
- closing in
- communicating
- compassing
- connected
- connecting
- conterminous
- contiguous
- crossing
- embracing
- enclosing
- encompassing
- entrenching
- environing
- fencing
- flanking
- flush
- fringing
- girding
- girdling
- immediate
- inclosing
- interconnecting
- intrenching
- investing
- joined
- joining
- juxtaposed
- linked
- marginal
- near
- nearby
- nearest
- neighboring
- next-door
- nigh
- orbiting
- perambulating
- peripheral
- rimming
- ringing
- rounding
- skirting
- surrounding
- swarming
- tangent
- tangential
- touching
- traversing
- united
- verging
- walling
- wreathing
Antonyms for encircling
- apart
- away
- broken up
- detached
- disconnected
- discontinuous
- discrete
- disjoined
- dissevered
- dissociated
- distant
- disunited
- divided
- divorced
- far
- far-off
- faraway
- farthest
- free-standing
- isolate
- isolated
- nonadjacent
- noncontiguous
- noncontinuous
- parted
- ramified
- remote
- removed
- resolved
- separate
- severed
- single
- split
- sundered
- unattached
- unconnected
- uncoupled
- unlinked
- unyoked
Meanings of encircling
- verb
- To surround, form a circle around.
- To move or go around completely.
- noun
- Encirclement.
- adjective
- Enclosing, skirting.
Example Sentences
- The fog was encircling the hills as night approached.
- Soldiers kept encircling the enemy to cut off all escape routes.
- A warm glow was encircling the campfire, giving comfort to the travelers.
- The children were encircling the tree, singing joyfully.
- Storm clouds were encircling the city, warning of heavy rain ahead.
On this page you'll find 110 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to encircling, such as: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, ambient, apart, approximate, attached.
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lapping
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nearest
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- mix
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- verging
- warm