surrounded
On all sides
Surrounded is the past tense and past participle of surround, meaning to be on all sides of something or someone.
A house surrounded by trees has trees encircling it.
Police surrounded the building.
The word often suggests enclosure or entrapment: surrounded by enemies.
Figuratively, to be surrounded by love or surrounded by uncertainty is to have that quality present in every direction you turn.
Unable to flee
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- caughtSeized or grabbed
- pennedWrote or confined
- capturedTaken by force
caged · confined · imprisoned · enclosed · boxed · hemmed · ensnared · snared
Wrapped protectively, sheltered
- swathedWrapped in layers
- wrappedCovered in material
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- cloakedConcealed or covered
blanketed · engulfed · enfolded · bathed · enshrouded · veiled · smothered · covered
Closed curve shape
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
loop · orbit · moat · fence · wall · barrier · cordon · enclosure
Encirclement forcing surrender
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- garrisonStationed military force
- defendersThose who shield others
blockade · barricade · trenches · fortifications · battlements · assault · invaders · resistance
Collective of connected people
- belongingState of fitting in
- warmthHeat you feel
- loveIntense fond attachment
- supportTo uphold or sustain
togetherness · fellowship · camaraderie · closeness · comfort · affection · circle · gathering
cornered
Unable to flee
captured · caged · confined · imprisoned · enclosed · boxed · hemmed · ensnared · snared · stuck
cocooned
Wrapped protectively, sheltered
cloaked · blanketed · engulfed · enfolded · bathed · enshrouded · veiled · smothered · covered · submerged
ring
Closed curve shape
circumference · loop · orbit · moat · fence · wall · barrier · cordon · enclosure · halo
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- garrisonStationed military force
defenders · blockade · barricade · trenches · fortifications · battlements · assault · invaders · resistance · warfare
community
Collective of connected people
support · togetherness · fellowship · camaraderie · closeness · comfort · affection · circle · gathering · company
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
- positionsabove, behind, below, beside, between
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- survival statesalive, dead, dying, injured, safe
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
surroundedunenclosed
Not surrounded or contained
open · exposed · unbounded · unconfined · unfenced
- surround soundImmersive multi-speaker playback
- surrounded by
- surrounding areasNearby places collectively
- surrounded by waterEnclosed by aquatic expanse
- 5.1 surroundMulti-speaker audio configuration
- surrounding forestsEncircling wooded land