Synonyms of envelops

envelops

verb

present tense third-person singular of envelop

1

as in houses

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

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

2

as in wraps

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• strips
• bares
• denudes