Synonyms & related words for encompassing

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Words related to encompassing

Explore words related to encompassing — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include encompasses, encompassed, encompassment, circumambiency, broad, extensive, wide, circumambient. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does encompassing come from?

The word encompassing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pass-, from Latin passus (“step, pace”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.