enwrapped

verb

past tense of enwrap
1
as in immersed
to hold the attention of enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle

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2
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enwrapped
  1. immersed
  2. wrapped
  3. interested
  4. enveloped
  5. occupied
  6. shrouded
  7. intrigued
  8. enclosed
Verb
  • From there, Moton was onto the hospital and immersed in a medical odyssey.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The mix of modern and vintage aims to make customers feel fully immersed in the world of Coach.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • On a late September afternoon, Mariposa Park Apartments in west Fort Worth was quiet, yet the blue tarp, failing roof and wire fence wrapped around the complex about the aftermath of a fire that tore it apart a month ago.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cambria Wells, the center’s education and outreach manager, recalls a hummingbird that was similarly wrapped in webbing and didn’t make it.
    — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • What interested me most was the psychic cost of doing this work day in and day out.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Someone interested primarily in direct one-to-one dating may place less value on its community emphasis.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of interested
Verb
  • Take Sophie Rowell, founder of Côte de Folk, who, in one project, recently enveloped walls and floors in a deep olive green, adding a sense of tactility by forgoing hard flooring and rugs in favor of wall-to-wall carpet.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Umanmielen kept pushing Sewell backward and then, finally, enveloped Goff in his arms for his third sack of the season.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • About half of Faux’s dining room, on my visits, seemed to be occupied by the young and beautiful, perhaps strategizing, over moules bouillabaisse, when to move the party to the bar downstairs.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Set at around 4,700 feet where three great Alpine passes converge, Andermatt has occupied an important place on Europe’s map for centuries.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • Because their earliest years are spent shrouded in clouds of dust, these nascent stars can be hard to spot.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The stables, or caballeriza, meanwhile, are a more modern, minimalist affair than the main house, with a handful of private gardens shrouded behind fresh, fledgling hedgerows and gray subway-style bathroom tiles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrouded
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  • But then an acquaintance asked how the London lamppost ended up in the middle of Narnia’s woodland, and Lewis was intrigued enough by the question to start a prequel, The Magician’s Nephew, in order to find an answer.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Of the four-person ensemble, I was most intrigued by Rachna Khatau, the wild card of the group whose roles are the most slyly scheming and unpredictable.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of intrigued
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  • The self-rinsing jet remains enclosed when not in use, so there’s less worry about the spread of bacteria.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The back frizz is more confined, enclosed in the semi-neat bun.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of enclosed
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“Enwrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enwrapped. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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