enclosed

American  

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /

adjective

1. inserted in the same envelope or package.

   Complete the enclosed contribution form and mail with your check or credit card information to the address below.

2. surrounded or shut in on all sides.

   The dogs like to hang out in the enclosed section outside the kennels.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of enclose.

Other Word Forms

• self-enclosed adjective
• unenclosed adjective

Etymology

Origin of enclosed

enclose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The enclosed setup ensured bees ate only the experimental feed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Freud is depicted on a chair and enclosed with an abstract black-lined box that could be interpreted as a mental cage of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Lorraine said she went to the party mid-afternoon and remembered "feeling really enclosed, the room was just becoming really small, it was a really weird feeling".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“I can handle a brief interaction with a cat, but once it’s more than 45 minutes in an enclosed space, I start to experience an allergic reaction.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

It is the small enclosed garden of the brownstone where we once lived.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Related Words

• confined