Synonyms of enclose

enclose

verb

in-ˈklōz 

variants also inclose

1

as in to house

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• encase
• confine
• include
• surround
• envelop
• cage
• pen
• fence (in)
• box (in)
• hedge
• closet
• contain
• wall (in)
• hem (in)
• encage
• restrict
• coop (up)
• corral
• immure
• bound
• encompass
• encircle
• circumscribe
• limit
• mew (up)
• encapsulate
• enfold
• ring
• frame
• armor
• enframe
• enlace
• encyst
• cocoon
• encapsule
• ensheathe
• ensphere
• enwomb

2

as in to surround

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surround
• encircle
• encompass
• circle
• embrace
• ring
• gird
• compass
• circumscribe
• environ
• fence (in)
• wall
• wreathe
• girdle
• hem (in)
• close in
• besiege
• entrench
• beset
• cordon (off)
• swarm
• invest

3

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrap
• envelop
• shroud
• encase
• encompass
• encircle
• involve
• bosom
• enfold
• muffle
• veil
• embrace
• embed
• drape
• enshroud
• enwrap
• cocoon
• swathe
• mantle
• invest
• embower
• lap
• embosom
• bower
• cloak
• enswathe
• circumfuse
• curtain
• circle
• disguise
• blanket
• swaddle
• overlay
• mask
• overspread
• camouflage
• enlace
• enwind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expose
• bare
• strip
• denude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enclose

Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

The whole community is enclosed within high brick walls, but the four brick ministers’ buildings are surrounded by an additional iron fence with two large steel entry gates. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Trim excess dough and pinch ends of pastry around sausage to enclose. — Kwame Onwuachi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

For years, the building had stood as the hollow husk of a former 7-Eleven, boarded up with plywood and enclosed by a chain-link fence. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026