Synonyms of covering

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covering 1 of 2

noun

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1

as in veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering, we were able to slip out undetected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veil
• wraps
• cloak
• shroud
• blanket
• cover
• pall
• mask
• curtain
• mantle
• robe
• hood
• cope
• coverture
• shield
• penumbra
• cover-up
• screen
• blind
• camouflage
• face
• disguise
• fig leaf
• facade
• veneer
• concealer
• varnish
• gloss
• façade
• Potemkin village
• Trojan horse

2

as in cover

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cover
• sheath
• casing
• housing
• case
• shell
• jacket
• hull
• shield
• armor
• coating
• encasement
• capsule
• pod
• husk
• cocoon
• plate
• package
• cartridge
• plating
• wrapper
• facing
• house
• bark
• cassette
• backing
• hide
• skin
• crust
• mail
• panoply
• carapace
• envelope
• cuticle
• casette
• coverture

covering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of cover

1

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituting
• subbing
• standing in
• filling in
• spelling
• stepping in
• taking over
• understudying
• pinch-hitting
• relieving
• doubling (as)

2

as in coating

to form a layer over

by morning a foot of snow covered the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in shielding

to place a protective layer over

better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shielding
• masking
• clothing
• draping
• capping
• obscuring
• disguising
• veiling
• screening
• cloaking
• crowning
• palling
• canopying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• uncovering
• baring

• exposing
• uncovering
• baring

4

as in concerning

to have (something) as a subject matter

this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concerning
• including
• encompassing
• presenting
• specifying
• containing
• offering
• mentioning
• treating (of)
• incorporating
• pertaining (to)
• dealing (with)
• citing
• noticing
• entailing
• having to do with
• quoting
• noting
• naming
• relating (to)
• embracing
• bearing (on or upon)
• appertaining (to)
• referring (to)
• alluding (to)
• adverting (to)
• touching (upon)
• instancing
• glancing (upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• omitting
• ignoring
• disregarding
• neglecting
• forgetting
• overlooking
• rejecting
• slighting
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• slurring (over)
• overpassing
• shrugging off

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• excluding
• omitting
• ignoring
• disregarding
• neglecting
• forgetting
• overlooking
• rejecting
• slighting
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• slurring (over)
• overpassing
• shrugging off

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5

as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view

covered the foxhole with grass and leaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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6

as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over

we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traversing
• crossing
• following
• navigating
• walking
• tracking
• traveling
• travelling
• transiting
• going
• coursing
• peregrinating
• perambulating
• hiking
• riding
• treading
• running
• cutting (across)
• passing (over)
• traipsing
• crisscrossing
• tramping
• proceeding (along)

7

as in monitoring

to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose

I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monitoring
• watching
• observing
• staring
• regarding
• looking
• viewing
• seeing
• noticing
• noting
• surveilling
• eyeing
• keeping an eye on
• spying
• peeking
• witnessing
• gazing
• glimpsing
• eying
• peering
• espying
• glaring
• gaping
• glancing
• peeping
• sighting
• beholding
• gawking
• goggling
• rubbernecking

8

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• shielding
• safeguarding
• guarding
• securing
• keeping
• preventing
• fending
• fencing
• saving
• bulwarking
• warding
• screening
• forfending
• preserving
• opposing
• withstanding
• resisting
• averting
• conserving
• fighting
• standing up for
• contending
• battling
• warring
• walling
• picketing
• buffering
• palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assailing
• assaulting
• bombarding
• submitting
• overrunning
• yielding
• storming
• besieging
• besetting
• caving
• capitulating

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• attacking
• assailing
• assaulting
• bombarding
• submitting
• overrunning
• yielding
• storming
• besieging
• besetting
• caving
• capitulating

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