Synonyms of sheathe

sheathe

verb

ˈshēṯẖ 

variants also sheath

as in to clad

to cover with something that protects

sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clad
• clothe
• encase
• wrap
• face
• dress
• surround
• skin
• apparel
• robe
• array
• veil
• garb
• enclose
• side
• envelop
• shroud
• encompass
• swathe
• enshroud
• mantle
• enwrap
• embrace
• overlay
• embosom
• overspread
• blanket
• embower
• invest
• lap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bare
• strip
• expose
• denude
• unswathe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheathe

While virtually all interior asbestos will be removed by then, the concrete panels that sheath the building’s exterior will be removed individually and asbestos stripped from them. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026

Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026

Simply sheath the cushion in fabric, then tuck it back into place. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sheathed the walls with it at his client’s Villa Tugendhat in Brno, now a UNESCO World Heritage site; in Paris, the interiors of the mid-19th-century Hôtel de la Païva are lavishly studded with yellow onyx. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026