encompassed
Meaning of encompassed
verb, past tense
- surround and have or hold within.
this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south
- cause to take place.
an act designed to encompass the death of the king
Information about encompassed
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of encompassed
en-com-passed
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- encompassed is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
encompassed synonyms
Meaning (of troops, police, etc.) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape:
Meaning surround or close off on all sides:
Meaning surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:
Meaning form a circle around; surround:
Meaning restrict (something) within limits:
Meaning go round or past the edge of:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning form an edge along or beside (something):
Meaning form a border along or around (something):
Meaning keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time):
Meaning surround; encircle:
Meaning go round (something) in a circular course:
Meaning surround; enclose:
Words that rhyme with encompassed
ssed, amassed, assed, badassed, bassed, biassed, brassed, bypassed, canvassed, carcassed, chassed, classed, compassed, crevassed, cuirassed, debarrassed, declassed, degassed, disembarrassed, embarrassed, encuirassed, fiberglassed, forepassed, gassed, glassed, grassed, harassed, massed, misbiassed, misclassed, outclassed, outgassed, outpassed, overgrassed, overpassed, passed, preassed, repassed, sassed, subclassed, surpassed, teargassed, trespassed, unamassed, unbiassed, uncanvassed, unclassed, uncompassed, uncrevassed, unembarassed
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