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present participle of encircle.

encircling

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comprehensive adj.
encompassing adj.
orbiting adj.
revolving adj.
rotary adj.
about prep.

ADJECTIVE

comprehensive

Synonyms

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all-inclusive broad complete encyclopedic exhaustive extensive far-reaching full global overall sweeping thorough

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absolute blanket catholic general infinite umbrella whole

WEAK

across the board all-embracing compendious comprising containing discursive expansive in depth lock stock and barrel of great scope synoptic the big picture the whole shebang the works wall-to-wall wide widespread

Antonyms

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empty incomplete limited narrow needy restricted short uncomprehensive unfinished

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circumscribed definite imperfect partial specific

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exclusive incomprehensive particular selective

ADJECTIVE

encompassing

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enveloping

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surrounding

WEAK

ambient circumferential

ADJECTIVE

orbiting

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revolving

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clockwise counterclockwise going around

ADJECTIVE

revolving

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orbiting spinning swirling whirling

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circling circulating gyrating pirouetting reeling rolling turning twirling

ADJECTIVE

rotary

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spinning whirligig whirling

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gyral gyratory revolving rotating rotational rotatory vertiginous vorticular

PREPOSITION

about

Synonyms

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around through

WEAK

round surrounding throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

afar away distant far remote

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encircling

She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

When President Trump was asked about the China encircling Taiwan at a news conference on Monday, he shrugged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Chinese authorities have published a map showing several large zones encircling Taiwan where the operations are taking place.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

Great Oedipus bonds are encircling your brain and destroying you.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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