Synonyms of blankets

blankets 1 of 2

noun

plural of blanket

as in cloaks

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaks
• shrouds
• veils
• curtains
• robes
• coverings
• masks
• mantles
• hoods
• wraps
• palls
• covers
• copes
• cover-ups
• shields
• screens
• penumbrae
• covertures
• blinds
• concealers
• Trojan horses
• disguises
• varnishes
• faces
• facades
• veneers
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages
• glosses
• camouflages

blankets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blanket

1

as in coats

to form a layer over

leaves blanketed all of the land around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coats
• covers
• sheets
• carpets
• overlays
• wraps
• shawls
• clothes
• overlies
• overspreads
• curtains
• mantles
• envelops
• cloaks
• shrouds
• circles
• veils
• encloses
• encircles
• enshrouds
• enwraps
• encompasses
• swathes
• enrobes
• enswathes

2

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

blanketed the secret memo from the news media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• conceals
• covers
• obscures
• curtains
• masks
• cloaks
• disguises
• veils
• shrouds
• suppresses
• blocks
• screens
• papers over
• blots out
• enshrouds
• belies
• overshadows
• buries
• occults
• camouflages
• covers (up)
• shades
• varnishes
• smothers
• clouds
• gilds
• glosses (over)
• eclipses
• obstructs
• beclouds
• occludes
• darkens
• overcasts
• whitewashes
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• shows
• presents
• reveals
• discloses
• exposes
• brings out
• bares
• uncovers
• divulges
• unveils
• unmasks
• uncloaks
• spreads
• clarifies
• broadcasts
• illuminates
• airs
• gets out
• advertises
• publishes
• proclaims
• publicizes

3

as in extinguishes

to cause to cease burning

firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishes
• snuffs (out)
• quenches
• stamps (out)
• douses
• stubs
• puts out
• smothers
• suffocates
• chokes
• blows out
• snubs (out)
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lights
• fires
• ignites
• kindles
• inflames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blankets

Noun

Court documents show that the city threw away almost all her belongings that day, too, including a second laptop, her new tent and her new blankets. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

As other reviewers have also noted, sound quality is superb on the GA lawn, which was full to bursting with blankets and rentable lawn chairs. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Remove glass tops if possible, securely wrap them with moving blankets, then wrap the blankets in stretch wrap. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

Bradley’s body was wrapped in blankets and secured with ratchet straps, investigators noted. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Our favorite cooling blankets work just as well as transitional bed layers as the seasons change. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

Cover the grass with chairs, blankets, cushions, or a mix of them all, then serve up some popcorn and drinks. — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 5 July 2026

One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Verb

Fog often blankets these mountaintop vineyards, and the salty scent of the Pacific hovers over the vines, imparting complex notes of the sea. — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

There is snow on the mountains, dense fog that blankets crops in the fall, giving life to wine-country grapes, fires in the dry season and the occasional earthquake. — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

And because the magnetosphere blankets the entire globe, StormWall would serve as a collective shield for the entire planet, the researchers say. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 June 2026

Come winter, when snow blankets the area, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are popular. — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026

It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026

Bored by the beige that blankets most homes in the area, Everett swerved in the opposite direction. — Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026

Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country are seeing closures on Tuesday as extreme weather blankets the region. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

During the winter months, when snow blankets much of the country and fresh produce can feel limited, frozen vegetables are a reliable shortcut that Southern chefs turn to again and again. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026