surrounded
- adjective
- /səˈraʊndɪd/
:
rodeado
- During the festival, the streets were surrounded by colorful decorations and lights.
They weren't, you know, surrounded by obvious scam or fraud.
- They weren't, you know, surrounded by obvious scam or fraud.
- So growing up, we were always surrounded by like richer kids.
- And and I'm surrounded by thousands of them.
- In other words, you're surrounded by unconscious humans.
- I would be in Central Park, surrounded by lawns and trees.
- How do you remain hopeful in the trenches when surrounded by achievers?
- It's on top of a giant rock surrounded by a jungle.
- So I'm, he's surrounded by family all the time.
- Who would I like to be surrounded by or influenced by?
- And it was all surrounded by the guys who quit.
Examples
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So here's the Los Angeles basin surrounded by mountains.
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The coax cable is a small core surrounded by a metallic shield.
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I love being surrounded by trees and wildlife.
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It's on top of a giant rock surrounded by a jungle.
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I would be in Central Park, surrounded by lawns and trees.
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Wildflowers on the side, surrounded by aspens, smoothed down.
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The castle is surrounded by a deep moat filled with water.
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The house was surrounded by lush gardens and tall trees.
Synonyms
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5.5
Being kept in a small space makes you restless and unhappy
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4.1
A space surrounded on all sides and not open to the outside
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2.3
Surrounded by walls, like a city or garden
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6.3
Unable to do things freely because of limits like walls or rules
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3.5
Something that is inside and surrounded by other things, like a garden or document
Surrounded on all sides by other things, often with no easy way out
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
Antonyms
How Enclosed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word surrounded comes from the parts sur- meaning 'over' and round meaning 'circle'. So, to be surrounded is to have things 'all around' you on every side.