ENCLOSE Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

enclose

verb

in-ˈklōz

variants also inclose

Definition of enclose

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages

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as in to surround

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

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as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view

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Recent Examples of enclose Fans must pass through three separate checkpoints that enclose the entire campus before getting close to the stadium, and parking passes are checked well before entry. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Type 2 lounges must be fully enclosed indoors, sound proofed and have an advanced HVAC system to limit smoke leakage and prevent odor. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Investigators said that the trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet and seating, and authorities were first notified by passersby who saw fingers reaching through gaps in the trailer's doors. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 In this example from landscape design company A Blade of Grass, the varied shades of gray are arranged at random and beautifully enclosed by lush, leafy foliage. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enclose

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Verb

The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
The Loews Kansas City houses 1587 Prime, the steakhouse co-owned by football celebs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

— Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

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Plantation police said the circumstances surrounding the child's death remain under investigation.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Officials did not initially identify Ortiz Canseco on Thursday or disclose the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, saying his family needed to be notified first.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of surround

Verb

Fortuitously, the small kiosk where Gil was encased acted as a kind of buffer, offering some measure of protection from the accumulation of debris looming above.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
So the researchers encased these proteins and other large materials in a different membrane and then fed those to the SpudCells.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of encase

Verb

While most people enjoy eating the arils after separating them from the bitter white membrane that encircle them, other parts of the fruit can also be used to make juice or extracts.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The island had gone from farm and pasture in the nineteenth century to nature preserves and residential property in the twentieth, its silvery shingled homes encircled by forests and deer.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of encircle

Verb

From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

Definition of envelop

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So far, the Democratic Socialists of America’s success has been confined in large part to deep-blue city districts.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
History buffs will note that the home was used to confine British General Richard Prescott and loyalist New Jersey Governor William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, during the Revolutionary War.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Definition of confine

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The complex, shrouded in mystery, is at least 2,3000 acres and has garnered controversy for being located on a native burial site, Wired reported last year.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Dark web markets are shrouded in secrecy, but admins of dark web marketplaces have been identified by law enforcement and arrested before.

— Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of shroud

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