wrap

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WRAP

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt <wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash>

Synonyms band, begird, belt, engird [archaic], engirdle, enwind, girdle, girt, girth, wrap

Related Words tie up, truss; circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, enswathe, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wire

Near Antonyms unbind, unlash, unshackle, untie, unwind

Antonyms ungird, unwrap

to surround or cover closely <a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin>

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

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