Synonyms of encompassed

encompassed

verb

past tense of encompass

1

as in surrounded

to form a circle around

a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounded
• encircled
• circled
• embraced
• enclosed
• ringed
• girded
• girdled
• wreathed
• circumscribed
• environed
• compassed
• walled
• beset
• closed in
• besieged
• hemmed (in)
• entrenched
• fenced (in)
• swarmed
• cordoned (off)
• invested

2

as in included

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 & Similar Words

• included
• contained
• involved
• carried
• entailed
• embraced
• comprised
• subsumed
• comprehended
• numbered
• received
• had
• incorporated
• possessed
• owned
• consisted (of)
• took in
• constituted
• composed
• held
• embodied
• admitted
• bracketed
• formed
• integrated
• made
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• left (out)
• omitted
• prevented
• prohibited
• precluded
• denied
• barred
• refused
• rejected
• banned
• missed out
• eliminated
• lost
• debarred
• excepted
• ruled out
• misplaced
• mislaid

3

as in wrapped

to surround or cover closely

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrapped
• enveloped
• shrouded
• enclosed
• encased
• involved
• embraced
• enfolded
• draped
• encircled
• veiled
• enshrouded
• muffled
• embedded
• enwrapped
• swathed
• mantled
• cocooned
• embowered
• lapped
• embosomed
• bowered
• invested
• cloaked
• bosomed
• circumfused
• enswathed
• circled
• curtained
• blanketed
• disguised
• swaddled
• overlaid
• camouflaged
• masked
• overspread
• enlaced
• enwound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• stripped
• denuded
• bared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encompassed

The original home was built by William Smith Coffee Daniell II, a landowner whose property encompassed over 21,000 acres. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election encompassed Cambridge Analytica. — Emma L. Briant, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

At its Paris debut, the program encompassed 28 shoe styles and seven handbag styles, offering more than 1,000 possible combinations. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Its retrospective past tense of course could not have encompassed these very latest aesthetic and cultural features of late America, and in that interim the very past this timely book studies has already become a more foreign country. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Eva Marie Saint was considered a silver screen legend, even though her 60 years in Hollywood encompassed just 22 theatrical features. — Gary Susman, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Since Guadagnino’s first feature in 1999, The Protagonists, a mockumentary starring Tilda Swinton as a filmmaker re-creating a real-life murder in London, his work has encompassed a variety of plots, tones, and textures. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Across seven days in Park City and Las Vegas, Chef’s Table’s first two outings encompassed more than 100 events. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

His career has encompassed more than four decades, including four EuroLeague titles, with Virtus Bologna in 1998 and 2001 and CSKA Moscow in 2006 and 2008. — Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026