Synonyms of encompassing

encompassing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in all-inclusive

Related Words

• all-inclusive
• comprehensive
• integral
• total
• holistic
• overall
• panoramic
• broad
• global
• universal
• all-embracing
• all-encompassing
• all-pervasive
• all-around

Dissimilar Words

• specific
• limited
• partial
• narrow
• incomplete
• selective
• restricted
• segmented

2

as in ambient

Related Words

• ambient
• peripheral
• encircling
• embracing
• surrounding
• marginal
• tangential
• connected
• connecting
• tangent
• joined
• attached
• bounding
• enclosing
• linked
• communicating
• united
• contiguous
• adjacent
• approximate
• closest
• circumjacent
• nearby
• nearest
• interconnecting
• adjoining
• joining
• fencing
• immediate
• rimming
• next-door
• abutting
• touching
• juxtaposed
• flanking
• nigh
• near
• conterminous
• neighboring
• bordering
• close
• fringing
• verging
• skirting
• flush

Dissimilar Words

• discrete
• separate
• noncontiguous
• single
• isolated
• detached
• apart
• unconnected
• nonadjacent
• isolate
• disconnected
• free-standing
• distant
• unattached
• removed
• unlinked
• remote
• far
• divided
• farthest
• discontinuous
• away
• split
• resolved
• noncontinuous
• broken up
• severed
• ramified
• far-off
• divorced
• dissociated
• parted
• faraway
• disunited
• uncoupled
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

encompassing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of encompass

1

as in surrounding

to form a circle around

a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• encircling
• circling
• embracing
• enclosing
• ringing
• environing
• girding
• girdling
• circumscribing
• wreathing
• compassing
• closing in
• walling
• besieging
• swarming
• fencing (in)
• entrenching
• besetting
• hemming (in)
• cordoning (off)
• investing

2

as in including

to have as part of a whole

textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• involving
• containing
• carrying
• entailing
• comprising
• embracing
• subsuming
• numbering
• comprehending
• taking in
• incorporating
• possessing
• receiving
• having
• consisting (of)
• constituting
• owning
• integrating
• embodying
• forming
• holding
• composing
• bracketing
• admitting
• assimilating
• making

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• precluding
• denying
• banning
• barring
• rejecting
• eliminating
• refusing
• missing out
• excepting
• losing
• debarring
• ruling out
• mislaying
• misplacing

3

as in enveloping

to surround or cover closely

a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enveloping
• wrapping
• shrouding
• enclosing
• involving
• encasing
• embracing
• enfolding
• encircling
• muffling
• enwrapping
• enshrouding
• draping
• cocooning
• embedding
• swathing
• veiling
• mantling
• embowering
• lapping
• embosoming
• bosoming
• bowering
• investing
• enswathing
• circumfusing
• circling
• cloaking
• curtaining
• blanketing
• overlaying
• disguising
• swaddling
• masking
• camouflaging
• overspreading
• enwinding
• enlacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• stripping
• baring
• denuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encompassing

Adjective

Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026

Equally important, these countries have coordinated policy stances within more encompassing multilateral frameworks, such as the United Nations and its agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization, and the G-20. — Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

Crane’s suite sat empty for most of Wednesday afternoon’s 7-4, season-ending loss in the American League wild-card round, leaving his employees to speculate how encompassing the transformation may be. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

From 2021 through 2027, approximately $35 million in investment is planned across the community, encompassing the Club, golf course, infrastructure, amenities and other improvements. — Trident Ventures Content Studio, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

The new entity, which will operate under the name Banijay Entertainment, will be the world’s largest independent production company, spanning 25 countries and encompassing more than 170 production and live-events companies. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

So while no one knows how many DIY packers on horse or foot enter the various wildernesses encompassing the region, the Forest Service does at least track outfitters. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

The couple built a seamless live-work compound encompassing a modern home, art studio, and sculpture fabrication barn, connected by flagstone pathways winding through pinyon, juniper, and cedar trees. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

In total, Wax characterized the assortment as its largest denim offering to date, encompassing 15 washes, seven selvedge styles, two jackets and one shirt. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

The magazine defined West Town as spanning from the Chicago River to the east and Kedzie Street to the west, between Division to the north and Hubbard to the south, and encompassing the Noble Square, East Village and Ukrainian Village neighborhoods. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026