surrounded

1. 1.

   confined on all sides

   “a camp surrounded by enemies”

   “the encircled pioneers”

   Synonymsencircled

   Similarenclosed

Questions about surrounded

What does surrounded mean?

surrounded means "confined on all sides".

How many syllables are in surrounded?

surrounded has 3 syllables: sur-roun-ded. The stress falls on "roun". In IPA it is /sɚˈaʊndɪd/.

What is another word for surrounded?

Close synonyms include encircled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is surrounded a common word?

surrounded is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.