WRAPPING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

wrapping

verb

Definition of wrapping

present participle of wrap

as in bandaging

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 enveloping

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

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Recent Examples of wrapping The visual essay below features virtuoso examples of the techniques that designers have used to replicate the ideals of classical dress over the years, including draping, pleating, twisting, and wrapping. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026 In the twenty-tens, the mobile-app marketplace began wrapping its prehensile tail around kids’ sports and school activities. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 In place of the 270-degree awning and deployable shower tent on the 2024 Cruiser, the Wingman has a set of slim MOLLE panels and attachment points wrapping its perimeter. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 While enclosed, these shoes could still feature straps wrapping around the ankle. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 Foster, 45, and Belushi, 26, were photographed wrapping their arms around each other at a screening for Foster’s newest movie Motor City in New York City on Monday, July 13. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Growing up, Williford heard stories of ancestors catching giant grasshoppers, wrapping them in a maple leaf, adding a berry, then roasting them in fire and eating them like popcorn. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Grande is on the Atlanta leg of the Sunshine tour, after recently wrapping in Broward, with a show on Wednesday night. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Utilities like Southern California Edison are actively wrapping their high-risk mountain wires in heavy, weather-resistant polymer insulation. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping

Verb

In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy.

— Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of bandaging

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Though Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987, thus enveloping Sealand, the micronation has continued to assert its sovereignty under the Bates family.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Clear, blue skies and mild breezes are once again enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are happily snoozing in their respective corners.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2026

Definition of enveloping

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Potential contenders including former health chief Nirav Shah and ex-Senate president Troy Jackson are circling, while disillusioned voters liken Platner’s exit to Democrats’ last-minute scramble to replace Joe Biden.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Sources tell Variety that programmers at each of the fall festivals — Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York — are circling the title, though a premiere venue has yet to be set.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of circling

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Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.

— Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of shrouding

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Even still, most of its diminutive size was just plastic packaging, encasing the far tinier, unfathomably dense network of billions of transistors embedded in silicon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The 360-degree curved glass walls encasing the galleries offered many glimpses of a face that belonged to me but somehow wasn’t mine.

— Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of encasing

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The spices mingle with the butter, draping over the tomato slices like savory sprinkles that crunch against their tender flesh.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026
Its cowl neckline and adjustable strap features feel considerate and flattering, draping me in a nice, summery shimmer that shines against a cute shoe (TK see below).

— Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of draping

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