Synonyms for ensconce

Most common

screen · hide · settle in · cuddle up · snuggle up

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To place in a secure environment.

Related words

Other spellings

insconce

Forms

Past participle

ensconced
e.g. ensconced → covered, screened, hided, settled…

Example sentences

• screen Can you see the menu bar at the top of the screen?
• hide It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

hide¹

5 letters

cover²

6 letters

screen¹, settle²

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