Synonyms of encloses

encloses

verb

variants also incloses

present tense third-person singular of enclose

1

as in encases

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encases
• houses
• includes
• surrounds
• confines
• envelops
• boxes (in)
• contains
• walls (in)
• fences (in)
• cages
• pens
• restricts
• encompasses
• hedges
• hems (in)
• closets
• encircles
• mews (up)
• circumscribes
• bounds
• corrals
• encages
• coops (up)
• limits
• immures
• encapsulates
• enfolds
• rings
• encysts
• enframes
• frames
• ensheathes
• encapsules
• enlaces
• cocoons
• enspheres
• armors
• enwombs

2

as in surrounds

to form a circle around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounds
• encircles
• encompasses
• embraces
• rings
• circles
• girds
• environs
• circumscribes
• walls
• girdles
• wreathes
• fences (in)
• closes in
• compasses
• entrenches
• besieges
• hems (in)
• besets
• cordons (off)
• swarms
• invests

3

as in envelops

to surround or cover closely

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envelops
• wraps
• shrouds
• encases
• encompasses
• encircles
• involves
• enfolds
• embraces
• muffles
• embeds
• enshrouds
• enwraps
• drapes
• veils
• mantles
• invests
• bowers
• swathes
• embosoms
• cocoons
• embowers
• laps
• enswathes
• cloaks
• circumfuses
• bosoms
• curtains
• circles
• camouflages
• disguises
• blankets
• swaddles
• masks
• overlays
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• bares
• strips
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encloses

The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026

When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds. — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

Native palms and trees are drawn to the property’s edge, forming a living barrier that encloses without isolating. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026

The chicken embryo is embedded in the membrane that encloses the yolk, and the tension on the membrane provided by the yolk is needed for the embryo to develop properly. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026

For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026

This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque. — Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

The heel counter features an extended leather panel that fully encloses the back of the heel, running from the footbed to the ankle strap. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019