encompasses
Surrounds and includes
Encompasses means to surround or enclose completely, like a wall encompassing a city.
More commonly, it means to include or contain within its scope: The course encompasses everything from basic theory to advanced applications.
A broad topic encompasses many subtopics; a job description encompasses various responsibilities.
The word suggests comprehensive inclusion rather than mere listing.
Contains as component
- containsHolds within itself
- comprisesContains as parts
- incorporatesMakes part of whole
- integratesCombines into unified whole
subsumes · embraces · involves · entails · comprehends · covers · embodies · engulfs
Keeps in possession
- claspsHinged metal fasteners
- hugsAffectionate arm wraps
- cradlesRocking infant beds
- wrapsEncircles with covering
enfolds · encircles · gathers · takes in · welcomes · receives · accepts · adopts
Covering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- inclusiveCovering all members
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
broad · complete · holistic · overarching · wide-ranging · full-scale · universal · global
includes
Contains as component
- containsHolds within itself
- comprisesContains as parts
- incorporatesMakes part of whole
integrates · subsumes · embraces · involves · entails · comprehends · covers · embodies · engulfs · encloses
holds
Keeps in possession
wraps · enfolds · encircles · gathers · takes in · welcomes · receives · accepts · adopts · shelters
exhaustive
Covering all possibilities
sweeping · broad · complete · holistic · overarching · wide-ranging · full-scale · universal · global · total
spans
Reaches across a gap
reaches · covers · blankets · sweeps · traverses · crosses · bridges · arches · spreads · runs
encircles
Surrounds on all sides
girdles · circles · wraps · envelops · enfolds · borders · bounds · frames · outlines · hems
encompassesexcludes
Deliberately leaves out
omits · leaves out · bars · precludes · shuts out
encompassesreleases
Lets go or publishes
frees · liberates · lets go · relinquishes · expels
encompassesnarrows
Constricted water passage
limits · restricts · confines · constrains · circumscribes