Antonyms for around
əˈraʊndaround

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. around

   Antonyms:
   within, amid, among

   Synonyms:
   about, environing, encircling

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. about, aroundadverb

   in the area or vicinity

   "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

2. aroundadverb

   by a circular or circuitous route

   "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

3. about, aroundadverb

   used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

   "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

4. aroundadverb

   in a circle or circular motion

   "The wheels are spinning around"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

5. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

6. about, aroundadverb

   in or to a reversed position or direction

   "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

7. aroundadverb

   to a particular destination either specified or understood

   "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

8. about, aroundadverb

   all around or on all sides

   "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, close to, round

9. aroundadverb

   in circumference

   "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"

   Synonyms:
   some, round, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately, roughly

10. round, aroundadverb

    from beginning to end; throughout

    "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

    Synonyms:
    some, round, close to, about, or so, just about, approximately, more or less, roughly

How to use around in a sentence?

1. Tomoaki Shishido:

   One hypothesis the labour data is putting forward is that employment may now be growing at a pace of almost 300,000 even after the dollar has strengthened considerably. That is clearly above the speed limit, if this continues while labour participation does not increase, the jobless rate will fall to around 4.5 percent by the end of year and the Fed risks falling behind the curve in keeping inflation in check.

2. Andrew Heafner:

   He wanted to stay around until it’s freezing cold outside, but I didn’t mind spending Christmas in shorts and a t-shirt so it’s a win-win, it meant a lot to him, and it’s one of those things where we’ll never forget that.

3. Keith Gumbinger:

   It's amazing how many times a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes around.

4. Amesh Adalja:

   I think it is pretty easy to say if you are fully vaccinated, the breakthrough you get with Omicron is going to be milder, even if this gets around some of our vaccine-induced protection, it is not an all-or-done effect.

5. Kathleen Cullen:

   There's a really profound fundamental thing that happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots and lots of practice. And that's basically a change in the way the brain is processing information, when you spin around, you're activating the semicircular canals, rotation sensors. They're filled with fluid and they're sensing your rotation. But when you stop, the fluid has inertia and it tends to continue to move. They actually get a false sensation of movement.

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