ENVELOPING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word enveloping. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENVELOPING
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covering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural object that covers or envelops • an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) • the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it • the act of protecting something by covering it • the work of applying something | ||||||||
embracing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | ||||||||
encircling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being all around the edges; enclosing | ||||||||
enclosing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of enclosing something inside something else | ||||||||
enfolding | verbv | |||||||
noun • the action of enfolding something | ||||||||
envelopment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of enclosing something inside something else | ||||||||
surrounding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • closely encircling | ||||||||
enclose | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering • close in • surround completely • place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing | ||||||||
enfold | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | ||||||||
enwrap | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | ||||||||
wrap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person • a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla • the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped verb • arrange or fold as a cover or protection • arrange or coil around • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering • crash into so as to coil around |