ENSCONCED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

ensconced

verb

past tense of ensconce

as in nestled

to establish or place comfortably or snugly the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV happily ensconced in her new home

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as in buried

to put into a hiding place ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look

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Recent Examples of ensconced For instance, humans are mostly ensconced in buildings, but few consider air as a major element in the process of designing interiors. —

Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The Little Nell is firmly ensconced in Aspen's heart, directly at the base of Ajax mountain, surrounded by luxury jewelers, fur shops, and boutique purveyors of luxe outer wear (Gorsuch boutique is attached to the hotel), and tony cafes like the Gorsuch Ski Cafe across the way. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026 Trump sat for the next portion of the game ensconced in a bulletproof glass box resembling the Popemobile. —

Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026 Remy is ensconced in Colorado as director of jazz and commercial music studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. —

Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls. —

Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 Caleb Durbin has ranked among the worst offensive performers in MLB since joining the Red Sox, and with Trevor Story out and Marcelo Mayer now ensconced at shortstop, the Red Sox are rotating through a series of utility players who would otherwise be relegated to bench duty. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 For a shape to be convex, any line between two points inside of it or on its perimeter must be fully ensconced within it. —

Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 In other words, worlds apart from the one in which Lucien is ensconced. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026

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The hotel is nestled in somewhat of a residential neighborhood surrounded by ski chalets but less than a five-minute walk from the shopping and dining district and a 10-minute walk to the Aspen Mountain gondola.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
The log cabin, which was nestled amongst the Smoky Mountains, had no electricity or running water.

— Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026