enshrouding

Wrapping in mystery

Enshrouding is wrapping or covering something completely, as a shroud covers a corpse.

The word usually describes things that obscure or conceal: Fog enshrouding the harbor, mystery enshrouding the case.

The present participle of enshroud, it often functions as an adjective: the enshrouding darkness.

atmosphere

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • murkThick atmospheric darkness

gloom · darkness · shadow · smoke · clouds · dimness · twilight · dusk · overcast · vapor

concealment

cloak

Sleeveless outer wrap

  • veilFabric that obscures
  • coverProtect by overlaying
  • maskFace-worn concealment

hide · obscure · blanket · envelop · swathe · wrap · mantle · screen · curtain · camouflage

mystery

enigma

Something hard to fathom

cryptic · hidden · veiled · occult · esoteric · inscrutable · impenetrable · unfathomable · clandestine · mystique

foreboding

ominous

Suggesting something bad approaches

  • dreadIntense anticipatory fear
  • menaceSource of potential harm
  • sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm

pall · specter · chill · portent · doom · eerie · haunting · macabre · ghostly · sepulchral

protection

shelter

Protected place or structure

refuge · haven · safeguard · buffer · insulate · swaddle · nestle · harbor · embrace · enclosure

Opposites
visibility/concealment

enshroudingrevealing

Making known what's hidden

exposing · uncovering · unveiling · baring · laying bare

illumination

enshroudingilluminating

Making visible or understandable

brightening · lighting · lighting up · sunny · bright

emotional atmosphere

enshroudingcheerful

Pleasantly bright in mood

uplifting · brightening · enlivening · warming · lightening

Family

shroud, shrouded, enshroud, shrouds, shrouding, enshrouded, unshrouded, unshrouding, enshrouds

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G