Antonyms for around
əˈraʊndaround

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. around

   Antonyms:
   within, amid, among

   Synonyms:
   about, environing, encircling

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. about, aroundadverb

   in the area or vicinity

   "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

2. aroundadverb

   by a circular or circuitous route

   "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

3. about, aroundadverb

   used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

   "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

4. aroundadverb

   in a circle or circular motion

   "The wheels are spinning around"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

5. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

6. about, aroundadverb

   in or to a reversed position or direction

   "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

7. aroundadverb

   to a particular destination either specified or understood

   "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

8. about, aroundadverb

   all around or on all sides

   "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

9. aroundadverb

   in circumference

   "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

10. round, aroundadverb

    from beginning to end; throughout

    "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

    Synonyms:
    some, round, close to, about, or so, just about, approximately, more or less, roughly

How to use around in a sentence?

1. Mike Pompeo:

   Well, the President will obviously make the decision on that, the President to date has said that we're going to go from where we are today, something just over 4,000, to around 2,500.

2. Designer Michael Kors:

   Actress Kate Hudson has the personality to connect with people all around the world. Actress Kate Hudson's got fame, Actress Kate Hudson's got talent, Actress Kate Hudson's got notoriety but Actress Kate Hudson's also got a really big heart. I think between the two of us we can reach out to a lot of people.

3. Defense Secretary James Mattis ':

   Defense Secretary James Mattis ' could point to the FONOPS in the Paracels around five days earlier and say,' We're protecting freedom of navigation in South China Sea like we do around the world'.

4. Jermaine Samuels:

   That’s not what we do here at Villanova, we’re going to play a full 40 (minutes) no matter what’s going on around us.

5. James Chao:

   It's still a tale of two worlds, with domestic manufacturers probably hovering around 60 percent capacity and the international joint ventures at 80-85 percent. It's a big difference.

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