🔄 Synonyms of "Encircle"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ringnoun | (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle. |
| roundnoun | (physical) Of shape: |
| environnoun | To encircle or surround (someone or something). |
| circlenoun | (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center). |
| surroundverb | (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| girdverb | (transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Encircle"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| surroundverb | (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| environverb | To encircle or surround (someone or something). |
| girdverb | (transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action. |
| roundverb | A circular or spherical object or part of an object. |
| ringverb | (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle. |
| circleverb | (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center). |
| encloseverb | (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc. |
| besiegeverb | (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer. |
| wrapverb | (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| girtverb | To gird. |
| cordonverb | (transitive) Synonym of cordon off. |
| orbitverb | (transitive) To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet. |
| encompassverb | (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain. |
| incirclenoun | (geometry) A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side. |
| enringnoun | To encircle. |
| ring inverb | To make a phone call to (this place). |
| incompassverb | Archaic form of encompass. [(transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.] |
| circumscribeverb | To limit narrowly; to restrict. |
| envelopverb | (transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold. |
| enroundverb | (archaic) To surround. |
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