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

It’s made by layering graham crackers with a bright lemon pudding and fluffy mascarpone cheese. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

This challenge layered on top of the very real barriers that chronically absent students face can make educators feel defeated and think that absenteeism is simply too big and entrenched of a problem for schools to meaningfully address. — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026