Synonyms of enveloped

enveloped

verb

past tense of envelop

1

as in housed

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 & Similar Words

• housed
• surrounded
• encased
• enclosed
• confined
• included
• penned
• caged
• closeted
• hedged
• immured
• cooped (up)
• corralled
• bounded
• fenced (in)
• contained
• encaged
• hemmed (in)
• boxed (in)
• encompassed
• walled (in)
• restricted
• encircled
• mewed (up)
• limited
• enfolded
• circumscribed
• ringed
• cocooned
• encapsulated
• armored
• framed
• encysted
• enlaced
• enframed
• ensheathed
• encapsuled
• enwombed
• ensphered

2

as in wrapped

to surround or cover closely

the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• stripped
• denuded
• bared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enveloped

Local media footage showed people trapped on the roof of the five-floor building, enveloped in thick black smoke, while the spray from fire truck hoses fell short of flames showing through windows on its upper floors. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

The clouds begin to part The clouds of grief and sorrow that had enveloped Gounder with the approach of the World Cup were dispersed by the bright orange sun of a New York Knicks championship, the team’s first in 53 years. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Until then, they remain enveloped in a separate room made clear to both candidate parties. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026

Almost too perfectly, a news release confirming the nuptials was sent out as rain started pouring and a sense of calm enveloped the area. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Hidden at the end of a long private driveway and enveloped by towering trees and lush ferns, the home is quietly one of Northern California‘s more distinctive midcentury residences. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Xenophobia has enveloped South Africa for years, and now a rising tide of anti-migrant views is flooding the country. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 29 June 2026

Neon green swirls look truly otherworldly against a haze of bright purple blanketing Earth, which also seems enveloped in a ruby red glow. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 June 2026