Synonyms of mantles

mantles 1 of 2

noun

plural of mantle

1

as in cloaks

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

a long black velvet mantle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaks
• capes
• capotes
• frocks
• pelisses
• mantillas
• palatines
• manteaus
• shawls
• tippets
• wraps
• stoles
• serapes
• mantas
• cowls
• capelets
• mantelets
• capuchins
• burnooses
• dominoes
• ponchos
• pelerines
• josephs
• roquelaures

2

as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the mantle of secrecy that surrounds the operations of the organization's hierarchy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

mantles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mantle

as in shrouds

to surround or cover closely

early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrouds
• wraps
• envelops
• encloses
• veils
• drapes
• bowers
• encases
• cloaks
• encompasses
• enwraps
• enfolds
• cocoons
• enshrouds
• bosoms
• involves
• swathes
• curtains
• muffles
• laps
• encircles
• embraces
• embowers
• embeds
• embosoms
• enswathes
• blankets
• circumfuses
• masks
• circles
• invests
• disguises
• overlays
• swaddles
• overspreads
• camouflages
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mantles

Noun

Planets with relatively smaller cores, and therefore relatively thicker mantles, also had better luck on the atmospheric retention front. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026

To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Marble fireplace mantles sit at the heart of each. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026

The house, built around 1849, is 23 feet wide and about 5,600 square feet with original details like pocket doors, crown moldings, fireplace mantles, and hardwood floors. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2025

Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025

The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025