Synonyms of enveloping

enveloping

verb

present participle of envelop

1

as in housing

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

• housing
• surrounding
• encasing
• enclosing
• confining
• including
• caging
• closeting
• penning
• hedging
• corralling
• boxing (in)
• cooping (up)
• bounding
• containing
• fencing (in)
• mewing (up)
• restricting
• encompassing
• walling (in)
• hemming (in)
• immuring
• encaging
• limiting
• enfolding
• encircling
• circumscribing
• encapsulating
• ringing
• enframing
• cocooning
• ensheathing
• armoring
• framing
• enlacing
• encysting
• encapsuling
• enwombing
• ensphering

2

as in wrapping

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

• wrapping
• shrouding
• enclosing
• encasing
• encompassing
• enfolding
• involving
• muffling
• enshrouding
• cocooning
• draping
• encircling
• swathing
• embracing
• veiling
• enwrapping
• mantling
• lapping
• embedding
• cloaking
• embosoming
• embowering
• bosoming
• bowering
• enswathing
• curtaining
• circumfusing
• investing
• circling
• blanketing
• disguising
• overlaying
• swaddling
• masking
• camouflaging
• overspreading
• enwinding
• enlacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• stripping
• baring
• denuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enveloping

Deadly weekend Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport underscored the risk of war enveloping still more of the Middle East. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Sinot gave Larsson’s eyes a wash of frosty white shimmer, extending the pale shadow all the way up to the brows and enveloping the inner corners to serve as a canvas for more crystals. — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

Alleged violations included wearing colorful scarves or makeup, leaving hair visible or not wearing a chador, an all-enveloping cloak-like garment. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Just a noxious river of sludge and foul wind enveloping everything in the vicinity. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Best of the crop were the Blade and Point pumps, the enveloping Italian silk satin cage design of the Brooke heel and the Babe mule, with its black satin upper and contrasting lemon yellow leather peeking out from underfoot. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Blue skies, cool breezes, and plenty of chirping birds are enveloping the comfy Pharmalot campus, which is cause to fire up the coffee kettle for yet another cup of stimulation. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

The surf was raging, completely enveloping the craft with only the swaying masts visible in the blackness of the night. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026