Synonyms of sheathing

sheathing

verb

present participle of sheathe

as in clothing

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

• clothing
• cladding
• encasing
• wrapping
• facing
• dressing
• surrounding
• siding
• inclosing
• robing
• enclosing
• mantling
• arraying
• enveloping
• garbing
• skinning
• swathing
• apparelling
• veiling
• shrouding
• overlaying
• enshrouding
• appareling
• lapping
• encompassing
• blanketing
• enwrapping
• overspreading
• embowering
• embosoming
• embracing
• investing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• exposing
• denuding
• baring
• unswathing