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past tense of envelop
Synonyms & Antonyms of enveloped
1
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
- a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
Synonyms for enveloped
- boxed (in),
- caged,
- closeted,
- cooped (up),
- corralled,
- encaged,
- encased,
- enclosed
- (also inclosed),
- fenced (in),
- hedged,
- hemmed (in),
- housed,
- immured,
- included,
- mewed (up),
- penned,
- walled (in)
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2
to surround or cover closely
- the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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