Synonyms of enclosed

enclosed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also inclosed

as in caged

Related Words

• caged
• chained
• imprisoned
• confined
• penned
• bolted
• immured
• anchored
• leashed
• caught
• tied
• bound
• restrained
• fettered
• fastened
• shackled
• manacled
• unfree
• kidnapped

Dissimilar Words

• free
• loose
• unconfined
• unbound
• unrestrained
• escaped
• unleashed
• unfettered
• footloose
• unchained
• uncaged

enclosed

2 of 2

verb

variants also inclosed

past tense of enclose

1

as in housed

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in surrounded

to form a circle around

in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounded
• encircled
• circled
• encompassed
• ringed
• embraced
• wreathed
• girdled
• walled
• environed
• girded
• circumscribed
• closed in
• fenced (in)
• compassed
• besieged
• entrenched
• hemmed (in)
• swarmed
• beset
• cordoned (off)
• invested

3

as in wrapped

to surround or cover closely

the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• stripped
• denuded
• bared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enclosed

Adjective

The spread can happen through direct physical contact, prolonged time spent in close or enclosed spaces and exposure to the sick person’s body fluids. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

This includes direct physical contact, prolonged time spent in close or enclosed spaces, and exposure to the sick person's body fluids. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Verb

The whole community is enclosed within high brick walls, but the four brick ministers’ buildings are surrounded by an additional iron fence with two large steel entry gates. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

For years, the building had stood as the hollow husk of a former 7-Eleven, boarded up with plywood and enclosed by a chain-link fence. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026