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Enclosed vs Exposed - What's the difference?

enclosed | exposed |

As adjectives the difference between enclosed and exposed

is that enclosed is contained within a three-dimensional container while exposed is vulnerable, susceptible.

As verbs the difference between enclosed and exposed

is that enclosed is past tense of enclose while exposed is past tense of expose.

enclosed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Contained within a three-dimensional container.
  • Fenced-in or surrounded.
  • Having closed slats.

    • Synonyms

    * included * (fenced-in) bounded, confined, encircled, surrounded,

    Derived terms

    * enclosedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enclose)

    • Anagrams

    *

    exposed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Vulnerable, susceptible.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed' to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expose)