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Synonyms for AROUND
əˈraʊndaround
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
around
Synonyms:
about, environing, encircling
Princeton's WordNet
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, around, close to, roundaroundadverb
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, roughlyabout, 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, around, close to, roundaroundadverb
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, roughlyapproximately, 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, around, close to, roundabout, 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, around, close to, roundaroundadverb
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, roughlyabout, 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, around, close to, roundaroundadverb
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, roughlyround, aroundadverb
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
Synonyms:
around, some, round, close to, about, or so, just about, approximately, more or less, roughly
Editors Contribution
among
the fruity pebbles were scattered "among the dock" could also be pronounced as "around the dock"
the fruity pebbles were scattered around the dock.
Submitted by michellemillersd on February 11, 2021rotate
going around for a long time
go a round and around
Dictionary of English Synonymes
aroundadjective
Synonyms:
round, on every side, on all sides, in a circle, right and leftaroundprep.
Synonyms:
about, round, encircling, encompassing, surrounding, on every side ofaroundprep.
Synonyms:
all over, in all parts of
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "around":
approximately, about, throughout, roughly, across, some, nearly, autour, near, almost, on, towards, over, everywhere, surrounding, in, nearby
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#6 | in | |
#9 | on | |
#36 | about | |
#92 | some | |
#110 | over | |
#127 | most | |
#426 | around | |
#989 | near | |
#1057 | across | |
#1214 | almost | |
#1309 | round | |
#1620 | throughout | |
#2194 | towards | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2512 | nearly | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#2874 | nearby | |
#4396 | surrounding | |
#4432 | somewhat | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5681 | everywhere | |
#6082 | virtually | |
#8322 | roughly | |
#33696 | nigh | |
#68222 | encircling | |
#92594 | autour |
How to use AROUND in a sentence?
We were able to get some fighter aircrafts up and around it before the order to shoot it down, and the pilots assessment was this was not manned.
It was amazing, there are a couple of players like him (Messi) who are fantastic. I'm proud of what I've achieved with Liverpool and Holland. It's going to be tough (to win the award) when these guys are around.
I can not get my mind around what I've done in my life to deserve this kind of affection.
Full operations resumed in less than 15 minutes, the FAA regularly takes precautionary measures. We are reviewing the process around this ground stop as we do after all such events.
Some companies are on the very preliminary basis looking at the possibility of finding shale gas, we have a few deposits of coal, but it's scattered and not in blocks, so they expect shale gas to be trapped around those areas and so will be looking at that instead of oil.
Translations for AROUND
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- حول, بالقرب, قربArabic
- наблизо, наоколо, около, къде да е, навсякъде, от всички страниBulgarian
- passant, al voltant deCatalan, Valencian
- okolo, kolemCzech
- rundt omDanish
- umGerman
- περί, γύρωGreek
- alrededor de, alrededor, por, cerca de, por acá, a eso deSpanish
- دوروبَر, پیرامون, نزدیکا, نزدیکیا, دور و برPersian
- tienoilla, ympäriinsä, ympärillä, hengissä, ympärille, noin, ympäriFinnish
- autour, versFrench
- umIrish
- mu thimcheall, timcheall, mun cuairt, mu chuairtScottish Gaelic
- के आस-पास, चारों ओरHindi
- otouHaitian Creole
- kHungarian
- շուրջըArmenian
- sekitarIndonesian
- verso, intorno a, vicino, attorno, intorno, in giroItalian
- סְבִיבHebrew
- 周りJapanese
- ಸುತ್ತಲೂKannada
- 약Korean
- circum, circaLatin
- насекаде, близу, во близина, наоколу, околу, овде-ондеMacedonian
- madwarMaltese
- omheen, om, rondom, langs, rond, in de omgeving vanDutch
- rundtNorwegian
- dookoła, wokół, na okołoPolish
- perto de, em torno de, por aqui, por volta de, por aíPortuguese
- în jurul, ici-colo, aproape de, împrejurul, peste totRomanian
- вокруг, всюду, поблизости, вблизи, околоRussian
- परिSanskrit
- omkring, kring, runtSwedish
- சுற்றிTamil
- చుట్టూTelugu
- รอบThai
- etrafındaTurkish
- навколоUkrainian
- کے ارد گردUrdu
- xung quanhVietnamese
- אַרוםYiddish
- 周围Chinese
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