surround

[suh-round] / səˈraʊnd /

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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This, prosecutors said, was because they did not comply with NHS sleep guidance, could be too hot indoors and had a soft surface that could surround a baby's head and face.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Thousands of people fill the streets that surround it in lit, ecstatic union.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Mr. Vinen deftly weaves character studies of both, bringing a skeptical academic eye to the legends that surround them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Although the home is located on a popular street in Sag Harbor, it afforded Brooklyn-born Behar total privacy courtesy of the lush trees that surround the grounds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"I can surround it with stone, just in case it slips the Iron Rod...reinforce it with great deeds...I will not be a poor mortal!"

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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