encircled
Ringed on all sides
Encircled means surrounded or ringed, forming a circle around something: The castle was encircled by a moat.
It often implies containment or being hemmed in: Enemy forces encircled the town.
The word can describe physical arrangement or metaphorical situations: encircled by admirers, encircled by debt.
Surrounded and sealed within
- envelopedFully enclosed around
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- boundedConfined within limits
- hemmedFinished a garment's edge
ringed · bordered · flanked · circumscribed · confined · fenced · walled · girt
Encirclement forcing surrender
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- defendersThose who shield others
assault · trenches · invasion · enemies · resistance · fortifications · garrison · entrenched
enclosed
Surrounded and sealed within
- envelopedFully enclosed around
- encompassedIncluded within bounds
- boundedConfined within limits
hemmed · ringed · bordered · flanked · circumscribed · confined · fenced · walled · girt · girded
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
defenders · assault · trenches · invasion · enemies · resistance · fortifications · garrison · entrenched · warfare
ring
Closed curve shape
crown · bracelet · circlet · corona · orbit · loop · annulus · collar · garland · bangle
hugged
Held in arms
wrapped · enfolded · clasped · nestled · cuddled · snuggled · clutched · squeezed · comforted · protected
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
encircledunenclosed
Not surrounded or contained
open · unbounded · exposed · uncontained · unfenced
encircledfreed
Released from confinement
liberated · escaped · broken out · unbesieged · relieved
encircledfreed
Released from confinement
liberated · released · unconfined · unrestricted · at large
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