Synonyms for surround

verb

1. To be on all sides

   girdle, circle, environ, gird, enclose, shut in, close in, fence in, close around, circle about, envelope, hem in, wall in.

2. To take a position on all sides

   encompass, encircle, inundate, flow around, besiege, beset, invest, close in, close around, house in, hem in, compass about, go around, beleaguer, blockade; see also circle.

   Antonyms abandon*, flee from, desert.