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Synonyms for encompass

Most common

embrace embody encircle enfold

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To form a circle around; to encircle.

Forms

Past participle
encompassed
e.g. encompassed → included, embraced, encircled, embodied…

Example sentences

  • embrace He was trying to persuade me to embrace his ideas.
  • embody I see your confidence and wish to embody the same.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
encompassrising
embracerising
embodyrising
encirclesteady
enfoldrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gird1
5 letters
close1, cover2, beset2
6 letters
invest2, embody3, girdle2, enfold2, enwrap
7 letters
include2, embrace2, compass2, enclose2, envelop3, besiege2, umbelap
8 letters
surround2, comprise2, encircle3
9 letters
beleaguer3
10 letters
circumvent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).

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