Synonyms for surrounding
səˈraʊn dɪŋsur·round·ing

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1. encompassing(a), surrounding(a), circumferentadjective

   closely encircling

   "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"

   Antonyms:
   distant

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1. circumfluent

   all around a particular place or thing.

   the surrounding countryside.

   Submitted by JP03 on January 29, 2015  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. surroundingadjective

   Synonyms:
   circumambient, encompassing, encircling ambient, enveloping

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1. List of paraphrases for "surrounding":

   neighbouring, neighboring, nearby, ambient, around, outlying, takes, adjacent, bordering, encircling, moheet

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1. An Ohio sheriff office:

   Deputies said they used a drone to survey the surrounding area, following tire tracks left behind that led officers to an abandoned house. Ground units then located the ATV covered with brush. End result, one happy kid !

2. Anthony Sagliani:

   Believe it or not, it is always very humid in these places surrounding the Persian Gulf during the summer, but the nature of the extreme heat wave is causing some of the highest combinations of heat and humidity ever observed.

3. Faustine Ndugulile:

   We want to identify the perpetrators, but our focus is to educate the traditional practitioners in the area quickly and those in surrounding communities on the need to stop these acts.

4. The FIU:

   The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been assisting in an international investigation into allegations surrounding the strategic Malaysian fund called 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), detailed information relating to offshore entities registered in Seychelles and other matters were passed to the competent authorities of investigating states.

5. Gentner Drummond:

   It is my responsibility to ensure that we are appropriately responding to all evidence that has been presented through Mr. Glossip’s conviction and incarceration, circumstances surrounding this case necessitate a thorough review.