adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of enclose form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Contained; held within a container.

   "The gas is completely enclosed within the bottle."

2. 2
   Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier.

   "an enclosed garden"

3. 3
   Having closed slats.

Adjective

1. 1
   closed in or surrounded or included within wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

besiegedsurroundedincludedbarredbasinedbeleaguered

Antonyms

All antonyms

unenclosed

Example

More examples

"The site of the condominium is enclosed with stakes."

Related phrases

enclosed orderfenced in

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