encompasses

VERB

surround, circumscribe

Synonyms

STRONG

beset circle compass encircle enclose envelop environ gird girdle ring

WEAK

hem in

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go release unloose

WEAK

exclude

VERB

include, contain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comprise cover embody embrace incorporate involve

STRONG

admit comprehend have hold subsume

WEAK

take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclude

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the October 22, 2025, print edition as '‘Autism’ Encompasses A Range of Experiences'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Encompasses parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties east of San Pablo and San Francisco bays.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2022

Encompasses parts of Orange and L.A. counties, including Artesia, Buena Park, Cerritos and Westminster and parts of Brea and Fullterton.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2022

So the grateful innkeeper renamed his pub The God Encompasses Us.

From Time Magazine Archive

For a moment a rhythmless, tuneless fog Encompasses her.

From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy