surrounded by
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- envelopedFully enclosed around
- ringedEncircled by bands
- hemmed inEnclosed with no escape
wrapped · engulfed · besieged · trapped · fenced · bounded · cocooned · swallowed · immersed · crowded · circled · walled · embraced · smothered · swamped · flanked · hedged · penned
spatial enclosure
surrounded byoutside of
Beyond the boundary of
cut off from · away from · apart from · beyond · exposed
isolation vs. presence
surrounded byalone
Without others present
apart from · cut off from · without · lacking
directional relationship
surrounded bysurrounding
Enclosing on all sides
encircling · encompassing · enveloping · enclosing · ringing