WRAPPED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

wrapped

verb

past tense of wrap

as in bandaged

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash

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as in enveloped

to surround or cover closely a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin

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Recent Examples of wrapped According to the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, overtime spending in the 2025-26 fiscal year, which wrapped last June 30, approached $338 million, up almost 7% over the prior year. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Several cast members have also died since the show wrapped, including Michelle Trachtenberg, Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Head. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 McClarnon also serves as an EP and director (Season 4, episode 2) for the series, which just wrapped its fifth season. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Introduced in 2025 and commercially launched in 2026, the fiber features a dual core consisting of conventional Lycra® fiber and Lycra® VintageFX fiber, which is wrapped with cotton fiber. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The filing detailed the project’s first phase, which includes replacing a majority, if not all, of the current Amsterdam Walk buildings with five new buildings, including two wrapped around parking garages. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 La Llorona first appeared in a scare zone at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2010 and has reappeared over the years, including as part of the Monstruous house trilogy that wrapped last year. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Images on social media showed rescuers pulling the woman from the house, wrapped in a gray blanket. — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Some different part of his body is wrapped after every single practice. — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Tight end Greg Dulcich participated in his third practice wearing a red [non-contact] jersey, and with his fingers on his right hand bandaged up.

— Omar Kelly August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

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The shoes featured a high-cut vamp that enveloped most of the front of the foot, with visible seams going down the center of the vamp and along the sides, providing more structure for the soft leather shoes.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
After driving to the 1-yard line, Sean McVay called a quarterback sneak, one that ended with Stafford being enveloped in an avalanche of bodies, including Warner’s.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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The first depicted a ripe banana duct-taped to a blank white wall—unmistakably, Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork Comedian—and the second featuring just the duct-tape on the wall.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026

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For multi-generation families that want to stay together, Benton Cottage offers the perfect base, containing four bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and enclosed back yard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Racing Bull’s Arvid Lindblad did point out that there’s flexibility to make changes at Madring compared to the likes of Baku or Monaco, street circuits enclosed by buildings.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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At each of the crash sites, the search for the cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders – encased in orange metal, though often called black boxes – from the hijacked planes was underway.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Set on the edge of the Village of Lindos, the heavenly parcel and its glass-like waters are nearly encased by rocks with stretches of smooth sand on either side.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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