ringed

Wearing a band

Ringed means encircled or marked with rings.

A ringed planet like Saturn has orbital bands.

A ringed finger wears a ring, usually signaling marriage or engagement.

Ringed eyes have dark circles around them.

In biology, ringed describes species with circular markings: ringed seal, ringed plover.

The police ringed the building.

encircled

surrounded

Bounded on all sides

girdled · enveloped · enclosed · bounded · wreathed · looped · coiled · belted · banded · circumscribed

banded

striped

Having contrasting bands

lemur · raccoon · mackerel · zebra · tiger · skunk · badger · okapi · kudu · markings

circular

concentric

Sharing one center

circular · looped · toroidal · cylindrical · spiral · coiled · curved · radius · diameter · circumference

halo

haloed

Ringed with light

  • nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
  • aureoleRadiant ring around head
  • coronaStar's outermost atmosphere

glory · radiant · glowing · illuminated · backlit · luminous · celestial · saintly · divine · angelic

jewelry

bejeweled

Decorated with precious stones

band · diamond · gold · silver · platinum · gemstone · bezel · setting · finger · knuckle

telephone

called

Contacted by phone

contacted · rang · telephoned · reached · beeped · paged · summoned · alerted · notified

saturn

Saturn

Ringed gas giant

Titan · Enceladus · divisions · gaps · Uranus · Neptune · Jupiter · planetary · Huygens · Voyager

tree

dendrochronology

Dating via growth rings

heartwood · cambium · bark · concentric · timber · climatology · sapwood · counting · aging

Categories
Opposites
physical shape/pattern

ringedunringed

Having no band

plain · unpatterned · unbanded · solid · uniform

marital status (colloquial)

ringedunringed

Having no band

single · unmarried · ringless · unattached · unwed

encirclement/surrounding

ringedunencircled

Not ringed or surrounded

open · unenclosed · free · unconfined · unbounded

Phrases
Family

ring, ringing, rings, earring, ringer, ringlet, ringlets, ringers, ringless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G