ENCLOSES Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

encloses

verb

variants also incloses

present tense third-person singular of enclose

as in encases

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 surrounds

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

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as in envelops

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 encloses Native palms and trees are drawn to the property’s edge, forming a living barrier that encloses without isolating. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 The chicken embryo is embedded in the membrane that encloses the yolk, and the tension on the membrane provided by the yolk is needed for the embryo to develop properly. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque. — Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

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Verb

The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.

— Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
The faux hair encases her locs, allowing the blonde to be the focal point of the look.

— Larry Stansbury, InStyle, 25 May 2026

Definition of encases

Verb

Government officials met late Monday to talk about strategies as two backhoes continue cleanup efforts while a powerful smell envelops the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
The script, likewise, is often a little on the nose, often saying out loud what ought to be subtext and undercutting the rich sense of mystery that envelops the film right up until the big reveal.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of envelops

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An arson charge was lodged Tuesday against a former Army soldier accused of going to a federal building in Manhattan that houses immigration court proceedings and setting a sidewalk fire, igniting fireworks and firing a pellet gun.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
The university houses the National Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems, which focuses on the development and use of socially responsible and equitable AI.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of houses

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The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Definition of encircles

Verb

Without getting into spoilers, the series wraps on an ambiguous ending that asks the viewer to decide just how much Lonnie has grown.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
One snap shows the shaggy, multicolored pup with his tongue out as his new owner smiles and wraps their arms around him.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of wraps

Verb

The city appears prepared to take a hard line on the labor issue, which Dunphy says includes everything from construction workers to concession stand employees.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Definition of includes

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Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.

— Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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