Synonyms of wrapping

wrapping

verb

present participle of wrap

1

as in bandaging

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandaging
• circling
• taping
• girding
• girting
• girdling
• girthing
• enwinding
• belting
• banding
• engirding
• engirdling
• looping
• winding
• lashing
• trussing
• begirding
• tying up
• wiring
• roping
• swathing
• wreathing
• cording
• chaining
• shackling
• enwreathing
• enswathing
• enchaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwrapping
• unwinding
• untying
• ungirding
• unshackling
• unbinding
• unlashing

2

as in enveloping

to surround or cover closely

a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enveloping
• enclosing
• shrouding
• encasing
• draping
• encompassing
• embedding
• involving
• embracing
• enfolding
• muffling
• swathing
• cocooning
• encircling
• enwrapping
• enshrouding
• veiling
• mantling
• lapping
• cloaking
• bowering
• embowering
• bosoming
• investing
• embosoming
• enswathing
• circling
• circumfusing
• swaddling
• curtaining
• disguising
• blanketing
• camouflaging
• masking
• overlaying
• overspreading
• enlacing
• enwinding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• exposing
• baring
• denuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrapping

If additional hold is needed, Marjan recommends spraying Paul Mitchell Firm Hold Super Clean Extra Hairspray on the roots and brushing back before wrapping a second elastic around everything. — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

The Ferrari driver was seen shirtless while wearing black swim trunks in the first photo, sweetly wrapping his arms around the Kardashians star embracing him from the front. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Being the first woman of Middle Eastern descent to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the supporting actress category is still something Sepideh Moafi is wrapping her head around. — Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

The sorcerers, it was thought, targeted their victims by stealing bits of their hair, clothes, nails, or feces, and wrapping them in a bundle with leaves. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The irony is that bubble wrapping rarely protects us from judgment. — Kelly Ehlers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

This pair has a subtle gladiator-like design (ICYMI, gladiators are back), with straps wrapping slightly up the ankle. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

What Roth is troubleshooting is a 35-pound humanoid sculpture emerging out the back of the dress and wrapping its arms around Roth’s upper body—a faceless specter looming over him that one armchair critic likens to something from Spirit Halloween. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026