encompassed
Contained on all sides
Encompassed is the past tense of encompass, meaning to surround, enclose, or include within a boundary.
A wall may have encompassed the ancient city.
More abstractly, it describes containing or covering a range of things: The study encompassed three decades of research.
Her interests encompassed everything from astronomy to jazz.
Kept within limits
- comprisedFormed by combining
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- subsumedAbsorbed into larger category
- coveredHaving protection atop
embraced · integrated · embedded · absorbed · assimilated · merged · enfolded · engulfed
Bounded on all sides
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- ringedEncircled by bands
- boundedConfined within limits
- circumscribedConfined within bounds
girdled · wrapped · enveloped · hemmed in · bordered · fringed · skirted · walled
Complete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
extensive · broad · complete · wide-ranging · full-scale · total · universal · global
contained
Kept within limits
- comprisedFormed by combining
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- subsumedAbsorbed into larger category
covered · embraced · integrated · embedded · absorbed · assimilated · merged · enfolded · engulfed · involved
surrounded
Bounded on all sides
circumscribed · girdled · wrapped · enveloped · hemmed in · bordered · fringed · skirted · walled · fenced
thorough
Complete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
sweeping · extensive · broad · complete · wide-ranging · full-scale · total · universal · global · panoramic