English Language & Usage Asked on December 10, 2020
I wanted an adjective word that describes the state of being surrounded/encircled by support.
For example, the way a very important person might be surrounded by 8 lawyers or advisers.
The opposite word that comes to mind is beleagured which captures the ‘encircling’ element but carries the meaning that those who are surrounding you are foes rather than allies.
Example sentence : "I was ***** by a throng of lawyers."
I found that flanked was the best word that captures both the connotations of support and physical surrounding.
Correct answer by piccolo on December 10, 2020
Phalanx
an organised body of persons.
Example: a phalanx of lawyers
[Merriam-Webster Dictionary]
As for the sentence you have provided, accompanied sounds fine.
He was accompanied by a throng of lawyers.
Answered by user403195 on December 10, 2020
buoyed
to sustain or encourage; keep from sinking
I was buoyed by a throng of lawyers.
A style suggestion: :
I was buoyed by a pod of lawyers.
pod describes a school of dolphins. In the wild and around the world, Dolphins have been observed supporting weaker or sick members to keep them from drowning.
Answered by Cascabel on December 10, 2020
I was ensconced by lawyers.
OED
to ensconce (v.)
3. transitive. To establish in a place or position for the purpose:
b. of security, comfort, ‘snugness’, etc. Chiefly reflexive.
1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. 121 A vine, emblematical of the church..the four doctors of the Latin church ensconced among its branches.
1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. viii. 73 His guest had ensconced himself in Forman's old study.
And
2001 Contemporary Black Men's Fiction and Drama edited by Keith Clark What is fundamental to the voice is that he find some deeper love to come into , while ensconced by his native black community
2013 Music and Levels of Narration in Film: Steps Across the Border Guido Heldt Tonio Feuersinger ( Luis Trenker ) lives in South Tyrol, ensconced by the traditional world of his mountain community,
Answered by Greybeard on December 10, 2020
I suggest
bolster verb [T] (SUPPORT)
to support something, or make something stronger: “The UN is sending more troops to bolster the peacekeepers.”
[Cambridge dictionary](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bolster‘
And hence we can say the VIP was bolstered by his lawyers and bodyguards etc
The word has physical overtones as well as conceptual use as in bolstering an opinion.
Answered by Anton on December 10, 2020
Assisted sounds like a good synonym for it.
Answered by Licky Cat on December 10, 2020
What about "ramparted" or "circumvallated ?
rampart (vb) : to surround or protect (an area) with a rampart.
circumvallate : build ramparts or walls around ( a city or an area).
Answered by Patrick D on December 10, 2020
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