Encircle. Surround, encompass, environ, gird, enclose; embrace, fold, clasp; hem in, beset, circumscribe.
Enclose. Encompass, encircle, shut, include, environ, envelop, wrap, circumscribe.
Enclosure. Space enclosed, compass, circle; yard, compound; fence, ring, limit, park, field, boundary, precinct.
Ant. Space, waste, desert, wild, open, prairie, wilderness, stretch, void, clearing.
Encomium. Eulogy, praise, eulogium, panegyric, commendation, laudation, pæan, compliment, good word.
Ant. Invective, taunt, vituperation, obloquy, vilification, slander.
Encompass. Encircle, enclose, gird, hem in, surround, circumscribe.
Encounter. Meet, confront, face, withstand; assault, combat, engage, fight, attack, contend, compete with; fall upon.
Ant. Elude, avoid, escape, shun, miss, flee, frustrate.
Encourage. Inspirit, animate, embolden, hearten, incite, stimulate; cheer, comfort, console; support, countenance, reassure; advance, further; foster, abet, aid, help, patronize; prompt, urge.