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encompass

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of encompass

1 to form a circle around

  • a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
Synonyms of encompass

circle, compass, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), environ, gird, girdle, ring, surround, wreathe
Words Related to encompass

circumscribe, close in, cordon (off), fence (in), hem (in), wall

beset, besiege, entrench (also intrench), invest, swarm

2 to have as part of a whole

  • textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history
Synonyms of encompass

carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, entail, include, involve, number, subsume, take in
Words Related to encompass

comprise, consist (of)

bracket

have, hold, own, possess

admit, receive

compose, constitute, form, make

assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate
Near Antonyms of encompass

ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deny, refuse, reject

eliminate, except, rule out

lose, mislay, misplace
Antonyms of encompass

exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit

3 to surround or cover closely

  • a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals
Synonyms of encompass

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
Words Related to encompass

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
Near Antonyms of encompass

bare, denude, expose, strip

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