Enclose Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕn-klōz
To surround and advance upon
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. close in
  2. besiege
  3. envelop
  4. hedge
  5. hem
  6. inclose
  7. shut in
Antonyms:
  1. unloose
  2. let-go
  3. release
  4. free
To shut in all around
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cage
  2. surround
  3. envelop
  4. contain
  5. blockade
  6. circumscribe
  7. coop
  8. encircle
  9. corral
  10. encompass
  11. immure
  12. shut in
  13. fence
  14. shut up
  15. imprison
  16. insert
  17. pen
  18. enwrap
  19. wall
  20. confine
  21. hem-in
  22. close in
  23. impound
  24. picket
  25. block-off
  26. bind
  27. fence-in
  28. fence-off
  29. bound
  30. set apart
  31. box
  32. lock up
  33. circle
  34. intern
  35. comprise
  36. jail
  37. mew
  38. conclude
  39. lock-in
  40. drive-in
  41. embosom
  42. keep-in
  43. embrace
  44. build in
  45. encase
  46. box-in
  47. rail in
  48. wall-in
  49. box-off
  50. inclose
  51. box-up
  52. environ
  53. bottle-up
  54. enfold
  55. freeze-over
  56. harness
  57. hedge
  58. hem
  59. house
  60. stick in
  61. incarcerate
  62. invaginate
  63. pale
  64. sheathe
  65. put in
  66. introduce
  67. wrap
Antonyms:
  1. free
  2. liberate
  3. open
To put in an envelope, wrapper, etc.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. include
  2. insert
  3. wrap-up
  4. implant
Close in; darkness enclosed him"
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hold in
  2. confine
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. enclosed
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. empalement
  2. enclave
  3. enclosure
  4. precinct

Words Related to Enclose

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Enclose Sentence Examples

  • Hills nearly enclose the city, protecting it from the ocean fogs.

  • I enclose a ticket, hoping that you will come.

  • Steep rocky hills enclose the vale.

  • The r6th-century lines of fortification enclose a very much larger area than the Roman city, forming a great loop to the west, and also including a considerable space on the left bank of the river.

  • Its walls date from the end of the 13th century, replacing earlier fortifications, and enclose a space much larger than that now covered by the town.

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