Synonyms of encloses

encloses

verb

variants also incloses

present tense third-person singular of enclose

1

as in encases

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encases
• houses
• surrounds
• cages
• confines
• includes
• envelops
• boxes (in)
• pens
• walls (in)
• fences (in)
• restricts
• hedges
• contains
• hems (in)
• closets
• mews (up)
• encircles
• circumscribes
• corrals
• encages
• coops (up)
• encompasses
• immures
• limits
• encapsulates
• enfolds
• rings
• bounds
• encysts
• enframes
• frames
• ensheathes
• cocoons
• encapsules
• enlaces
• enspheres
• armors
• enwombs

2

as in surrounds

to form a circle around

in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounds
• encircles
• encompasses
• embraces
• rings
• girds
• circles
• environs
• circumscribes
• girdles
• walls
• wreathes
• fences (in)
• compasses
• closes in
• entrenches
• hems (in)
• besets
• besieges
• swarms
• cordons (off)
• invests
• intrenches

3

as in encompasses

to surround or cover closely

the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encompasses
• embraces
• encases
• wraps
• muffles
• envelops
• encircles
• enfolds
• involves
• drapes
• enshrouds
• enwraps
• shrouds
• veils
• mantles
• circles
• bowers
• swathes
• invests
• embeds
• embosoms
• cocoons
• embowers
• laps
• enswathes
• circumfuses
• bosoms
• imbeds
• curtains
• disguises
• camouflages
• masks
• blankets
• swaddles
• overlays
• overspreads
• cloaks
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• bares
• strips
• denudes