ENSCONCE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ensconce

verb

in-ˈskän(t)s

Definition of ensconce

as in to nestle

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

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as in to conceal

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

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Recent Examples of ensconce With some 2,000 tomes ensconced in the Library, passengers can spend hours in a cozy corner. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 At Pace, some are ensconced in the walls or cantilevered à la Donald Judd, while others stand atop steel bases. — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Barbara Hutton, née Woolworth and heiress to the Woolworth fortune, is still ensconced in her first-floor suite, packing and unpacking, unsure whether to stay or to go. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Neither of them lives full-time in New York anymore; Kessler spends much of his time in Barcelona, and Banks is pleasantly ensconced in Berlin with his wife and two young children. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ensconce

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And, to top it all off, the engine’s first home is nestled inside a bonkers one-off Bronco called the Frostwarden.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026
Bronx Beer Hall is nestled within a larger food hall in the historic Italian neighborhood of Arthur Avenue (please, try the veal).

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of nestle

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Supervisors had questioned large loans to companies connected to the bank’s owners and transactions that appeared designed to conceal the extent of those relationships.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
The infestation there turns out to conceal something worse, old violence and village secrets resurface, and a figure known as the Rat-Man sets a bloodthirsty swarm loose, leaving Kayla fighting to survive.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of conceal

Verb

Another case set to go to trial in 2027 involves a lawsuit by a customer who claims to have fallen and been injured after her foot got lodged in an asphalt crack in the parking lot.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
One bullet lodged in the wall of a resident assistant's room next door to Hernandez's.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lodge

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In addition to those killed, Zelenskyy said 30 more people could still be buried in the rubble.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure — in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of bury

Verb

The building that collapsed had been perched at the edge of a lot where another one-story building had been torn down for a construction project.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Firefighters can't blindly send a drone over a ridgeline without someone perched on top of a mountain or on the other side to watch them and communicate with the pilots.

— Halle Zander, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of perch

Verb

Blending horror, satire and high school social politics, Cheerleaders centers on an elite Southern California high school cheerleading squad hiding the fact that its members have become the living dead.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Bank of Baroda, which was accused of helping hide the borrowing, settled before the ruling.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of hide

Verb

Instead, the Houthis resumed fighting stronger than ever, launching a blistering offensive that seized the entire Red Sea coast, encircled Yemen’s third city of Taiz, and positioned themselves to threaten the anti-Houthi capital of Aden.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
NASASpaceflight typically offers live commentary and constantly changing views of the Starship launch pad via remote cameras positioned around Starbase.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

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