ENSCONCED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

ensconced

verb

past tense of ensconce

as in nestled

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 buried

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 ensconced To be ensconced within a reading cohort is bliss, and falling off the cart can be demoralizing. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Andrew Schulz is a shock comedian firmly ensconced in the Joe Rogan and Kill Tony universes, while Eric Andre is an Adult Swim legend beloved on the opposite side of the alternative comedy spectrum. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 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 To make potty training less stressful for everyone, choose a time when your little one is safely ensconced in the steady rhythm of routine and you’re relaxed and able to devote your attention to the task at hand. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Rodríguez remained ensconced in Caracas for a full day before visiting La Guaira and assessing the damage. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Their best chance to win the game came with the football nestled inside the 5-yard line for four tries, with three of those tries from the 1.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The Animal Protection headquarters were right downtown, only a couple of blocks from their building, nestled innocuously beside a Western-wear shop on whose roof a massive neon boot rotated slowly against the dark.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of nestled

Verb

But many of us have buried our beloved pets in our yards beneath new trees as an alternative to cremation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of buried

Verb

The shooter then fired a second shot, which hit the left pocket of the man’s shorts and lodged into his cellphone, according to the affidavit.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lodged

Verb

Identities are concealed and participants often act as a group, sometimes attacking symbols of capitalism such as luxury stores.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Iran also concealed information about its past nuclear weapons activities and subsequently violated the agreement's nuclear restrictions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of concealed

Verb

The other major historical attraction is Orongo, a stone village perched on the rim of the Rano Kau volcano, which served as the ceremonial center for religious festivals dedicated to the creator god Makemake.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
He was often criticized for heavy-handed tactics that became as central to his image as mayor as the white sombrero always perched on his head.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of perched

Verb

Instead, Club name Intel positioned its PC business as a casualty of high memory prices, the same week as SK Hynix said high-bandwidth memory shortage will last until 2030 , effectively taking it out of the running for multiple years.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
The officer positioned themself ahead of the vehicle and deployed tire deflation devices, disabling the vehicle’s front driver’s-side tire, according to police.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of positioned

Verb

When Roddenberry wanted a character who might draw younger viewers to Star Trek, the physical resemblance to the Monkees singer settled the matter.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, Minnesota Vikings fans who’d settled in for the team’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins were surprised to see a Paxton ad show up during one of the in-game breaks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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