1
[ adjective ] enclosed within a circle

Examples

"the encircled camp was complete cut off"

Related terms

enclosed

2
[ adjective ] confined on all sides

Synonyms

surrounded

Examples

"a camp surrounded by enemies" "the encircled pioneers"

Related terms

enclosed

3
[ adjective ] adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms

Synonyms

wreathed ringed

Examples

"a brow encircled with laurel" "wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence" "ringed round with daisies" "smoke-wreathed"

Related terms

adorned

*

Rhymes with

speckled unshackled shackled unsettled disabled unprincipled principled resettled nestled settled freckled disheveled mislabeled embezzled coupled bespectacled nettled cancelled canceled pickled unlabeled enameled crackled stapled saddled dismantled fitzgerald penciled assembled scaffold wrinkled sprinkled bedraggled barreled labeled emerald ostwald fabled labelled smuggled herald unequaled unbridled befuddled tasseled entitled belittled enfeebled disgruntled coddled unruffled untroubled unrivaled shriveled untrammeled chiseled stifled snarled dismantled entangled spangled disgruntled bristled dueled puzzled dazzled bungled addled jumbled humbled rumpled remodeled redoubled emerald startled crumpled crumbled grizzled credentialed angled totaled huddled baffled fuelled ruffled fueled titled rifled rippled riddled totalled doubled rattled dabbled paneled peopled muffled mottled barreled modeled muddled tangled mangled dulled scrambled crippled troubled arnold traveled travelled intermingled strangled newfangled embattled garbled handled dimpled kindled corbelled marbled trampled

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 N S ER1 K AH0 L D

Similar Spelling

encircle ensorcelled encirclement encircling enquire enquiry

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link