envelop | Definition of envelop

Synonyms and Antonyms of envelop

1 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 of envelop

box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Words Related to envelop

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

2 to surround or cover closely

the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories

Synonyms of envelop

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

Words Related to envelop

embed (also imbed), encase

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of envelop

bare, denude, expose, strip