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encompassment

NOUN
surrounding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
neighboring
STRONG
enclosing encompassing
WEAK
around circumambient circumferential circumforaneous
NOUN
inclusion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admittance formation incorporation involvement
STRONG
composition embodiment embracement insertion subsumption
WEAK
comprisal
Antonyms
WEAK
exclusion subtraction
NOUN
circumlocution
Synonyms
STRONG
diffuseness discursiveness euphemism indirectness periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout tautology verbiage wordiness
WEAK
beating around the bush circumambages gassiness periphrase verbal evasion verbality
Antonyms
STRONG
conciseness
WEAK
directness straightforwardness terseness

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