Synonyms of enfolded

enfolded

verb

past tense of enfold

1

as in wrapped

to surround or cover closely

darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• stripped
• denuded
• bared

2

as in hugged

to put one's arms around and press tightly

the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hugged
• clasped
• cradled
• clung
• embraced
• wrapped
• grasped
• grabbed
• held
• crushed
• bear-hugged
• enclasped
• enveloped
• strained
• encircled
• snuggled
• entwined
• folded
• clamped
• gripped
• patted
• locked
• nuzzled
• cuddled
• twined
• embosomed
• stroked
• nestled
• bosomed
• fondled
• enwound
• petted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enfolded

Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

But the idea of a single galaxy’s stars being enfolded into the Milky Way is intriguing and worthy of further study, Battersby said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 May 2026

Smoke and blackness enfolded him. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025