WREATHE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

wreathe

verb

ˈrēt͟h

Definition of wreathe

as in to weave

to cause to twine about one another decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the "country look"

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as in to salt

to scatter or set here and there among other things wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper

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as in to surround

to form a circle around pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun

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Recent Examples of wreathe Marinated salmon and confit artichoke arrived wreathed in smoke under a glass cloche to heighten our attention to umami. — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025 Then, in the distance, a camera flash lit up a hellish sight—wreathed in the smoke from village fires, a great black pipe organ, as tall as the houses on either side, heaved and rolled across the square. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025 One of the best and most distinctive albums this year sounded like a falling anvil wreathed in flames. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025 The man stood there, his face wreathed in smoke from the cigarette between his lips. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wreathe

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Among the guests at the launch celebration were Coco Rocha and Debbie Harry, weaving through the space and stopping at the backlit bar for drinks, nodding along to the sounds of DJ duo Las Flaquitas.

— Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Her committed advocacy is well known; her brilliance in recognizing a constellation of facts and weaving them together to find solutions is another part of her legacy.

— Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of weave

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Meanwhile, add the ricotta, pecorino Romano, Calabrian chili paste, honey, and salt to a food processor or the smaller cup attachment of a high-speed blender.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Use damp, salted hands to prevent sticking—no rice cooker or onigiri mold required.

— Diana Yen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of salt

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Look to the east, west and south and we are surrounded by states — Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri — that have opted in to the new federal scholarship program.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of surround

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Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of braid

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Vaginal estrogen can be prescribed several ways, including a twice-weekly cream, inserts or a ring that is inserted every few months for women.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
These viruses, known as retroviruses, insert a DNA copy of their RNA sequence into the host cell’s genome, hijacking the cell’s resources to reproduce themselves.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of insert

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The shoe is a high-heeled sandal made of nuanced lines and subtle curves, appearing to wrap the foot in ribbon-like bands that encircle the ankle and fasten with a gold buckle.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Ironically, the city’s position in a beautiful valley—encircled by the ridges of the Cumberland Plateau, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains—also led to some persistent environmental issues.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of encircle

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Instead of a conventional round watch scaled down for a smaller wrist, the new timepiece presents a polished, spherical case that’s engineered around a hefty mechanical movement, with a double-tour leather strap that can thread directly through.

— Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
On fourth-and-1 at the New England 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Lock faked a handoff, booted left and threaded a short pass through the arms of defensive tackle Milton Williams to Smith-Njigba, who took over from there.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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