swathe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SWATHE

to surround or cover closely <handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper>

Synonyms bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap

Related Words curtain, drape; embed (also imbed), encase; swaddle; blanket, overlay, overspread; camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask; circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms bare, denude, expose, strip

to cover with a bandage <tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds>

Synonyms bind, dress, swathe

Related Words attend, care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, treat; cure, heal, mend, rehabilitate, remedy

Near Antonyms unbandage

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