enclosed
Surrounded on all sides
Enclosed means surrounded or contained within boundaries.
An enclosed space has walls or barriers around it: an enclosed porch, an enclosed courtyard.
When something is enclosed with a letter or package, it's included inside: Please find the invoice enclosed.
The past participle often functions as an adjective describing spaces that feel contained or shut in.
Shape's outer edge length
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- encirclingForming a boundary around
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
encompassing · interior · within · inside · fenced · walled · ringed · circumscribed
Made part of
- appendedAdded as supplement
- insertedPut inside or between
- accompanyingGoing along with another
- bundledGathered and tied together
added · supplemented · annexed · herewith · within · packaged · contained · wrapped
Unable to escape
- cagedConfined by bars
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
penned · cooped · cramped · cornered · barricaded · quarantined · entombed · cloistered
Kept from harm
- shieldedProtected from harm
- coveredHaving protection atop
- roofedHaving overhead shelter
- walledSurrounded by barriers
screened · buffered · insulated · secluded · hidden · tucked-away · nestled · harbored
Impervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- impermeableCannot be penetrated
- vacuum-sealedEnclosed without air
tamper-proof · capped · corked · plugged · gasketed · shrink-wrapped · laminated · insulated
Warm and snug
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- secludedSet apart, private
comfortable · nestled · personal · tight-knit · self-contained · inward · insular · compact
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- encirclingForming a boundary around
surrounding · encompassing · interior · within · inside · fenced · walled · ringed · circumscribed · delimited
included
Made part of
- appendedAdded as supplement
- insertedPut inside or between
- accompanyingGoing along with another
bundled · added · supplemented · annexed · herewith · within · packaged · contained · wrapped · boxed
trapped
Unable to escape
- cagedConfined by bars
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
boxed · penned · cooped · cramped · cornered · barricaded · quarantined · entombed · cloistered · hemmed-in
protected
Kept from harm
walled · screened · buffered · insulated · secluded · hidden · tucked-away · nestled · harbored · cocooned
airtight
Impervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- impermeableCannot be penetrated
vacuum-sealed · tamper-proof · capped · corked · plugged · gasketed · shrink-wrapped · laminated · insulated · stoppered
cozy
Warm and snug
secluded · comfortable · nestled · personal · tight-knit · self-contained · inward · insular · compact · small-scale
- confinementcell, cage, prison, jail, imprisonment
- spatial termscrowded, empty, spacious, cramped, open
- innerinner, inward, internal, within, interior
- nested thingsmatryoshka, nest, embedded, shell, stacked
- protectedprotected, shielded, guarded, secured, safe
- self-containedstandalone, independent, modular, complete, autonomous
- enclosed spacesAreas with boundaries
- animal enclosuresStructures housing captive creatures
- enclosure movementPrivatization of communal farmland
- enclosed porchSheltered outdoor-adjacent room
- shower enclosureWalled bathing compartment
- enclosed placesSpaces bounded by barriers
enclose, enclosure, enclosing, encloses, enclosures, unenclosed