Synonyms of encompassing

encompassing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in all-inclusive

Related Words

• all-inclusive
• comprehensive
• integral
• total
• holistic
• overall
• panoramic
• broad
• global
• universal
• all-embracing
• all-encompassing
• all-pervasive
• all-around

Dissimilar Words

• specific
• limited
• partial
• narrow
• incomplete
• selective
• restricted
• segmented

2

as in ambient

Related Words

• ambient
• peripheral
• encircling
• embracing
• surrounding
• marginal
• tangential
• connected
• connecting
• tangent
• joined
• attached
• bounding
• enclosing
• linked
• communicating
• united
• contiguous
• adjacent
• approximate
• closest
• circumjacent
• nearby
• nearest
• interconnecting
• adjoining
• joining
• fencing
• immediate
• rimming
• next-door
• abutting
• touching
• juxtaposed
• flanking
• nigh
• near
• conterminous
• neighboring
• bordering
• close
• fringing
• verging
• skirting
• flush

Dissimilar Words

• discrete
• separate
• noncontiguous
• single
• isolated
• detached
• apart
• unconnected
• nonadjacent
• isolate
• disconnected
• free-standing
• distant
• unattached
• removed
• unlinked
• remote
• far
• divided
• farthest
• discontinuous
• away
• split
• resolved
• noncontinuous
• broken up
• severed
• ramified
• far-off
• divorced
• dissociated
• parted
• faraway
• disunited
• uncoupled
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

encompassing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of encompass

1

as in surrounding

to form a circle around

a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• encircling
• circling
• embracing
• enclosing
• ringing
• environing
• girding
• girdling
• circumscribing
• wreathing
• compassing
• closing in
• walling
• besieging
• swarming
• fencing (in)
• entrenching
• besetting
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)
• investing

2

as in including

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

• including
• involving
• containing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• embracing
• subsuming
• numbering
• comprehending
• taking in
• incorporating
• possessing
• receiving
• having
• consisting (of)
• constituting
• owning
• integrating
• embodying
• forming
• holding
• composing
• bracketing
• admitting
• assimilating
• making

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• precluding
• denying
• banning
• barring
• rejecting
• eliminating
• refusing
• missing out
• excepting
• losing
• debarring
• ruling out
• mislaying
• misplacing

3

as in enveloping

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

• enveloping
• wrapping
• shrouding
• enclosing
• involving
• encasing
• embracing
• enfolding
• encircling
• muffling
• enwrapping
• enshrouding
• draping
• cocooning
• embedding
• swathing
• veiling
• mantling
• embowering
• lapping
• embosoming
• bosoming
• bowering
• investing
• enswathing
• circumfusing
• circling
• cloaking
• curtaining
• blanketing
• overlaying
• disguising
• swaddling
• masking
• camouflaging
• overspreading
• enwinding
• enlacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• stripping
• baring
• denuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encompassing

Adjective

Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026

Equally important, these countries have coordinated policy stances within more encompassing multilateral frameworks, such as the United Nations and its agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization, and the G-20. — Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

Europe needs a continent-wide security architecture encompassing NATO members both inside and outside the EU. — Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

An all encompassing space like Big Grove has filled a gap in town — a communal, family-friendly and casual-yet-upscale energy not matched by existing spaces. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

The sauce painted over the surface is thick like puree, with a vibrant, all encompassing, fresh tomato flavor. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Leveraging a representative hero of the Revolution to lay claim to an equal share in America is itself something of an American tradition, encompassing such figures as Tadeusz Kościuszko, Crispus Attucks, Deborah Sampson, and Haym Salomon. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Their solution targets embodied carbon, the emissions baked into the hardware before it is ever switched on, encompassing all the energy and process gases consumed in manufacturing it. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026

Althorp House sits on an expansive 14,000-acre estate—for reference, Manhattan is around 14,600 acres—encompassing a lake, stables, an 18th-century guesthouse, a memorial temple honoring Diana, and the lush surrounding gardens. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026

While Boston is often associated with clam chowder and lobster rolls, the city’s food scene stretches far beyond delicious New England seafood, encompassing longstanding Italian traditions and a diverse international dining landscape. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Now, twelve fires encompassing nearly 300,000 acres are burning across across the state. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 30 June 2026