Synonym: circumferent, encompassing, surrounding. Similar words: surround, abound in, funding, round and round, round, around, ground, landing. Meaning: [sə'raʊndɪŋ] 
adj. closely encircling.
adj. closely encircling. 
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1) The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate.
2) What were the circumstances of/surrounding her death?
3) The farm and surrounding area was flooded.
4) The building doesn't fit in with the surrounding area.
5) Troops sealed off the surrounding area .
6) The surrounding land is low and marshy.
7) The village is charming and the surrounding scenery superb.
8) The city has burgeoned out into the surrounding suburbs.
9) The ozone layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from being hurt by the ultraviolet rays.
10) Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
11) There's great mystique attached to/surrounding the life of a movie star.
12) There's been a lot of hype around/surrounding his latest film.
13) Many people come from the outlying/surrounding villages to work in the town.
14) Fire crews from all the surrounding districts helped to fight the fires in the city.
15) People dump their refuse in the surrounding woods instead of taking it to the tip.
16) There was a big controversy surrounding/over the use of drugs in athletics.
17) There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance.
18) Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death.
19) The mystique surrounding the monarchy has gone for ever.
20) The flood affected the town and surrounding villages.
21) Chalk is quarried from the surrounding area.
22) The pond mirrors the surrounding trees.
23) Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside.
24) The difficulties surrounding the court case are legion.
25) The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
26) We decided to explore the surrounding countryside .
27) There's almost a giddiness surrounding the talks in Houston.
28) I think the development is a stalking horse for exploitation of the surrounding countryside.
29) The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
30) The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area.
More similar words: surround, abound in, funding, round and round, round, around, ground, landing, round up, round off, all round, go around, all around, come round, get around, spending, depending, outstanding, background, middle ground, on the grounds of, revolve around, around the corner, corresponding to, hand in, end in, send in, compound, founder, boundary.