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ensconce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ensconce

1 to establish or place comfortably or snugly

the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV

happily ensconced in her new home

Synonyms of ensconce

install, lodge, nestle, perch, roost, settle

Words Related to ensconce

deploy, emplace, fix, locate, park, plant, position, set, situate, station

anchor, bivouac, camp, camp (out)

burrow, curl up, dig in

2 to put into a hiding place

ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look

Synonyms of ensconce

bury, cache, conceal, hide, secrete

Words Related to ensconce

hoard, squirrel (away), stash

Near Antonyms of ensconce

bare, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap

flaunt, parade, show off

disinter, unearth

Antonyms of ensconce

display, exhibit

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