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mantle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mantle

1 a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

  • a long black velvet mantle
Synonyms of mantle

cape, capote, cloak, frock, manteau
Words Related to mantle

burnoose (or burnous), capelet, capuchin, cowl, domino, joseph, manta, mantelet, mantilla, palatine, pelerine, pelisse, poncho, roquelaure, tippet

serape (or sarape), shawl, stole, wrap

2 something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

  • the mantle of secrecy that surrounds the operations of the organizationʼs hierarchy
Synonyms of mantle

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps
Words Related to mantle

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

gloss, varnish

mantle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mantle

to surround or cover closely

  • early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river
Synonyms of mantle

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
Words Related to mantle

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
Near Antonyms of mantle

bare, denude, expose, strip

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