Synonyms of sheets

sheets 1 of 2

noun

plural of sheet

as in expanses

a wide space or area

from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanses
• expansions
• stretches
• lengths
• plains
• distances
• fields
• reaches
• wastes
• breadths
• spreads
• scales
• spectra
• depths
• domains
• territories
• extents
• spheres
• sweeps
• voids
• scopes
• compasses
• extensions
• ranges
• magnitudes
• spans
• amplitudes
• gamuts
• latitudes
• immensities

sheets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sheet

as in coats

to form a layer over

dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coats
• covers
• blankets
• carpets
• overlays
• overlies
• wraps
• overspreads
• clothes
• curtains
• envelops
• shawls
• mantles
• shrouds
• circles
• encloses
• cloaks
• veils
• enshrouds
• encircles
• enwraps
• swathes
• enrobes
• encompasses
• enswathes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheets

Noun

The Laundry Bundle includes a pack of detergent sheets, fabric softener sheets and in-wash scent booster beads. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

He’s later seen sleeping on the bed with a mattress, but no sheets or blankets. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Frost cloth is a good option, but household items like old sheets, pillowcases and towels can also help protect plants overnight. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

After hundreds of hours testing sheets, a few favorites have stood out across the team’s various preferences and sleep styles. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Drying the bread on two baking sheets gives you room to spread the bread cubes into a single layer for even toasting. — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

The walls were yellowed, the toilet seat broken, the sheets full of cigarette burns. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

For example, metal sheets allow heat to travel through very easily, while foam for insulating buildings is great at slowing down heat transfer through walls. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Large sheets of roofing material peeled off of the Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, due to powerful storm winds, as seen in footage posted to Instagram. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Verb

Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

Phrases Containing sheets

• three sheets in the wind
• three sheets to the wind