Synonyms for surrounded
sur·round·ed

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1. surrounded, encircledadjective

   confined on all sides

   "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers"

   Synonyms:
   encircled

   Antonyms:
   unenclosed

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1. List of paraphrases for "surrounded":

   encircled, besieged, bordered, enclosed, cordoned, identified, girded

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   We are surrounded by evidence of the climate crisis -- the fires out West, the heat waves, the floods, everywhere you look, because of global warming, things are getting worse and worse.

2. David Mineta:

   My dad passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon at his home surrounded by his family.

3. Omar Zwak:

   The previous compound was surrounded by civilian homes and civilians could be harmed during Taliban attacks.

4. Mike Gottlieb:

   All of the sudden, in walks this elder statesmen type guy surrounded by about 10 armed guards, that's when I knew something was afoot.

5. Prime Minister Scott Morrison:

   We're a continent surrounded by the ocean. Our waterways are our lifeblood. The same is true for our Pacific family... this is such a big issue for our part of the world.