Synonyms of blanketed

blanketed

verb

past tense of blanket

1

as in coated

to form a layer over

leaves blanketed all of the land around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coated
• covered
• carpeted
• overlaid
• sheeted
• wrapped
• enveloped
• overspread
• overlay
• encircled
• shrouded
• swathed
• enshrouded
• enclosed
• mantled
• circled
• encompassed
• cloaked
• clothed
• enwrapped
• veiled
• enrobed
• curtained
• shawled
• enswathed

2

as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view

blanketed the secret memo from the news media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealed
• obscured
• hid
• covered
• suppressed
• disguised
• cloaked
• masked
• shrouded
• veiled
• enshrouded
• curtained
• screened
• overshadowed
• blotted out
• buried
• belied
• blocked
• camouflaged
• smothered
• occulted
• papered over
• covered (up)
• shaded
• whitewashed
• eclipsed
• darkened
• clouded
• gilded
• varnished
• obstructed
• occluded
• overcast
• glossed (over)
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• revealed
• displayed
• showed
• disclosed
• uncovered
• presented
• unveiled
• bared
• divulged
• brought out
• unmasked
• uncloaked
• illuminated
• clarified
• published
• proclaimed
• spread
• advertised
• publicized
• broadcast
• aired
• got out

3

as in extinguished

to cause to cease burning

firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguished
• doused
• quenched
• put out
• smothered
• snuffed (out)
• choked
• stamped (out)
• suffocated
• blew out
• snubbed (out)
• stubbed
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lit
• fired
• ignited
• kindled
• inflamed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blanketed

Large sections of the ceiling were destroyed, blackened and charred, while the floor and tables below, some still with beer bottles on them, were blanketed in ash and debris. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The spill, the nation’s largest onshore crude pipeline accident in nine years, blanketed a rural creek, harmed or killed more than 2,700 animals and triggered new restoration projects in the state. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The lower Hudson River was, for a few hours, blanketed in billowing fabric. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

That weekend, a duck’s carcass had been discovered floating in the pool, which had been blanketed in algae. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

Two years after a chemical fire outside Atlanta blanketed the city in smoke and sent a community running from toxic fumes, first responders and residents of Conyers, Georgia, have come together in a lawsuit. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Mount Vesuvius’ eruption blanketed Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum in ash and pumice (a porous volcanic glass), preserving the infamous tragedy and its victims in astounding detail. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

Jones lofted a pass to the end zone for Dulin while he was being blanketed by two-time first-team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner. — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026

The city’s Yaletown district has been blanketed with ‘Beautiful Game’ murals along walls and patios, showing the game’s most iconic moments from soccer stars legends like Lionel Messi, Pelé, and Canada’s Alphonso Davies. — Paula Newton, CNN Money, 6 June 2026