Synonyms of wraps

wraps 1 of 2

plural noun

as in cloak

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

kept the whole plan under wraps until they were ready to make a public announcement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloak
• veil
• shroud
• blanket
• covering
• pall
• robe
• curtain
• mask
• hood
• mantle
• cover
• cope
• shield
• cover-up
• coverture
• screen
• penumbra
• camouflage
• disguise
• blind
• facade
• fig leaf
• veneer
• face
• varnish
• concealer
• gloss
• Trojan horse
• Potemkin village

wraps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrap

1

as in bandages

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandages
• circles
• girts
• tapes
• belts
• girds
• engirds
• engirdles
• girdles
• bands
• loops
• girths
• enwinds
• begirds
• wires
• trusses
• ties up
• lashes
• winds
• wreathes
• chains
• ropes
• cords
• enchains
• enwreathes
• shackles
• swathes
• enswathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwraps
• unwinds
• unties
• unbinds
• ungirds
• unshackles
• unlashes

2

as in envelops

to surround or cover closely

a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envelops
• shrouds
• encloses
• encases
• encompasses
• drapes
• enfolds
• embraces
• embeds
• involves
• muffles
• veils
• encircles
• cloaks
• enshrouds
• enwraps
• mantles
• laps
• cocoons
• swathes
• embosoms
• embowers
• enswathes
• curtains
• blankets
• bowers
• invests
• circles
• circumfuses
• bosoms
• swaddles
• disguises
• masks
• overlays
• camouflages
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• strips
• bares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wraps

Verb

The shoes feature a wide-toe strap that wraps around the top of the shoe, creating an open-toe design. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Rahaf swings her prosthetics to the song, and at one point, wraps her small arms around Accurso’s neck — following the song’s instructions and pretending to be asleep. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Along the road, black privacy fabric wraps the tall chain-link fence surrounding the Southaven site. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Gathering multiple awards across the globe, the show wraps this September. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

The tread wraps down from the shoulders, covering nearly a third of the sidewall. — Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Despite that, although hastily, Orbitals wraps itself up in a satisfying way. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The result is a silhouette that—hence the name—actually wraps around the face like a heart. — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026