Synonyms of layer

layer 1 of 2

noun

1

as in loop

Related Words

• loop
• corrugation
• ply
• pleat
• seam
• tuck
• plait
• pucker
• crease
• furrow
• crinkle
• wrinkle
• crimp
• crow's-foot

2

as in level

Related Words

• level
• tier
• stratum
• echelon
• bracket
• grade
• caste
• hierarchy
• status
• stratification
• folk
• estate
• class
• position
• order
• food chain
• grouping
• standing
• gentry
• rank
• place
• family
• people
• race
• tribe
• clan
• fraternity
• subcaste

layer

2 of 2

verb

as in to stack

to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other; to form or arrange (something) in layers

The next step in the recipe is to layer the pasta and the sauce in the pan.

We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.

Related Words

• stack
• pile
• mound
• heap
• pyramid
• concentrate
• gather
• lump
• accumulate
• group
• clump
• bank
• bunch
• assemble
• collect
• mass
• garner
• amass

Dissimilar Words

• unpile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of layer

Noun

If federal officials approve operations that disrupt criminal infrastructure or produce useful intelligence, those efforts could add another layer to the defensive steps Americans already take. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

And new tests that came with the standards were often bundled with teacher evaluations, adding another layer of resistance. — Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

But livestream shopping also layers on pressure that’s harder to resist. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

The general manager of a Montecito golf club revisits his glory days playing keyboards in a 2000s synth-pop band through an old concert tee — Hot Chip, in his case — layered under his trusty Baja hoodie. — Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026