Synonyms of blanketing

blanketing

verb

present participle of blanket

1

as in coating

to form a layer over

leaves blanketed all of the land around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coating
• covering
• overlaying
• overlying
• sheeting
• carpeting
• enveloping
• overspreading
• wrapping
• encircling
• enclosing
• circling
• shrouding
• swathing
• enshrouding
• encompassing
• clothing
• mantling
• curtaining
• cloaking
• veiling
• shawling
• enwrapping
• enrobing
• enswathing

2

as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view

blanketed the secret memo from the news media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• obscuring
• hiding
• covering
• suppressing
• masking
• disguising
• cloaking
• shrouding
• enshrouding
• curtaining
• veiling
• blocking
• overshadowing
• occulting
• blotting out
• screening
• burying
• belying
• camouflaging
• papering over
• smothering
• covering (up)
• darkening
• obstructing
• eclipsing
• clouding
• shading
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• occluding
• overcasting
• gilding
• glossing (over)
• beclouding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• exposing
• disclosing
• displaying
• revealing
• uncovering
• baring
• presenting
• divulging
• bringing out
• unmasking
• uncloaking
• illuminating
• unveiling
• clarifying
• spreading
• advertising
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• airing
• publishing
• getting out

3

as in extinguishing

to cause to cease burning

firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishing
• quenching
• dousing
• smothering
• suffocating
• putting out
• choking
• snuffing (out)
• stamping (out)
• blowing out
• snubbing (out)
• stubbing
• rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• firing
• lighting
• igniting
• kindling
• inflaming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blanketing

When the winds died down, Carter went outside to find hail blanketing her yard and fog blocking her view of the street. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Synopsis The equatorial village of Rukumba has endured months of drought when suddenly snow falls overnight, an impossible event blanketing the land in white. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

With heat waves still blanketing most of the country, a lightweight and breathable cardigan is a smart choice when dressing for fluctuating temperatures through early fall. — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

As engagement-farming social-media accounts like Pop Base and celebrity-gossip accounts such as Deuxmoi still post frequent updates of celebrity sightings and speculation, the type of blanketing gossip press that Hilton introduced now spares no one. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Her sisters and niece held each other as smoke crept closer, blanketing the sky behind them. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Sticky, thick humidity is blanketing the Philadelphia region and causing heat indexes that could reach the low 100s through early next week. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Woodson blanketing an incomplete pass for Kayshon Boutte set an early tone. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

In the Citizens United era, outside groups have carpetbagged around the country, flooding their preferred candidates with millions of dollars and blanketing the airwaves with ads, often enough ensuring victory. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2026