Synonym: environment, environs, milieu, surround. Similar words: surrounding, surround, surrounded, abounding, astounding, founding father, abound in, funding. Meaning: n. 1. the environmental condition 2. the area in which something exists or lives.
(181) The parts of the universe that can interact with the system are called the surroundings.
More similar words: surrounding, surround, surrounded, abounding, astounding, founding father, abound in, funding, round and round, compound interest, understanding, misunderstanding, surrogate, underground, round, around, ground, round off, round up, all round, grounds, get around, come round, go around, all around, groundnut, bum around, runaround, landing, ending.