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surrounding

surrounding

2.8
Something that is on all sides of a place or person
  • adjective
  • /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
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  • That's bizarre that all the mountain ranges surrounding that city were lit up.

That's bizarre that all the mountain ranges surrounding that city were lit up.

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Examples

  • Also, they found micro nanoplastics in amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn baby.

  • Tombs with their surrounding gardens might cover an acre or more.

  • To determine the rules surrounding access to that land.

  • That is the history of the debate surrounding who gets to talk.

  • There will always be great mystery surrounding matters of faith.

  • I have felt guilt and shame surrounding adoption.

  • Sugar apple is native to the Caribbean and the surrounding tropical Americas.

  • Activists like Chazaria are fighting to combat myths surrounding people with albinism.

  • Judith Maute has unearthed additional facts surrounding the PV house dispute.

  • The surrounding mountains create a stunning backdrop for the village.

Synonyms

ambient
vssurrounding
38 6.1

Around a place, often describing the temperature or noise there

is about physical presence on all sides or simply being near
encompassing
vssurrounding
4.7

Surrounding something on all sides

is more about being near or happening around rather than making a boundary
encircling
vssurrounding
4.0

Surrounding something on all sides like a ring

is the general idea of being near or or around rather than a closed shape
enveloping
vssurrounding
4.3

Surrounding something on all sides and covering it completely

is a milder sense of being near or around without closing in

Antonyms

56 3.8

Far from other places or people and hard to reach

How Near

immediate
159 2.4
adjacent
100 3.8
surrounding
2.8
nearby
325 1.0
distant
246 2.8

Surface Forms

surrounding positive

Morphology

surrounding = surround (transparent) = sur + round + ing

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'surround' by adding the participial suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

The word surrounding comes from two parts: the prefix sur- meaning 'over' and the simple word round meaning 'around'. So if something is 'surrounding' you, it is put all around you or is near you on every side.