Synonyms of blankets

blankets 1 of 2

noun

plural of blanket

as in cloaks

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaks
• shrouds
• veils
• curtains
• robes
• coverings
• masks
• mantles
• hoods
• wraps
• palls
• covers
• copes
• cover-ups
• shields
• screens
• penumbrae
• covertures
• blinds
• concealers
• Trojan horses
• disguises
• varnishes
• faces
• facades
• veneers
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages
• glosses
• camouflages

blankets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blanket

1

as in coats

to form a layer over

leaves blanketed all of the land around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

blanketed the secret memo from the news media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• conceals
• covers
• obscures
• curtains
• masks
• cloaks
• disguises
• veils
• shrouds
• suppresses
• blocks
• screens
• papers over
• blots out
• enshrouds
• belies
• overshadows
• buries
• occults
• camouflages
• covers (up)
• shades
• varnishes
• smothers
• clouds
• gilds
• glosses (over)
• eclipses
• obstructs
• beclouds
• occludes
• darkens
• overcasts
• whitewashes
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• shows
• presents
• reveals
• discloses
• exposes
• brings out
• bares
• uncovers
• divulges
• unveils
• unmasks
• uncloaks
• spreads
• clarifies
• broadcasts
• illuminates
• airs
• gets out
• advertises
• publishes
• proclaims
• publicizes

3

as in extinguishes

to cause to cease burning

firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishes
• snuffs (out)
• quenches
• stamps (out)
• douses
• stubs
• puts out
• smothers
• suffocates
• chokes
• blows out
• snubs (out)
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lights
• fires
• ignites
• kindles
• inflames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blankets

Noun

Designer sisters Ana and Cristina Calderon have created a variation on Pinto Coelho’s theme, with four-posters in neutral hues, bright blankets and cushions, and Gustavian armchairs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Last winter destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza, soaking clothes, mattresses, and bedding, even as Save the Children reported that Israel was blocking critical aid such as tent poles, winter clothes, and blankets. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

More utility-scale renewables are online, and people and businesses across Ukrainian society have learned from successive bleak winters how to muddle through with batteries, generators, blankets, and candles. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Lunamyst Red Light Therapy Blanket Sure, red light mats are cool, but red light blankets go the extra mile to completely wrap users in the relevant wavelengths’ benefits — like an overachieving cocoon. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Up on the porch of a big old wooden house, a vocalist sang standards for neighbors sitting on picnic blankets. — Craig Kellogg, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Alongside wireless lamps and smart calendars, the current shortlist includes candle warmer lamps, heated throw blankets, essential-oil diffusers, sunrise alarm clocks and rainfall showerheads. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

As temperatures drop, seat warmers, heating pads and electric blankets start sounding a lot more appealing. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2026

The men purchased blankets and slept in a park for two nights, waking up during the final night to a man attempting to pick McGuire’s pocket. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Building more captive coal for aluminum will worsen the toxic haze that often blankets Southeast Asian cities, like Jakarta, according to Muhammad Al Amin, with the Indonesian Forum for Environment. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

In May and early June, snow still blankets much of the terrain around White Pass, while spring runoff sends water rushing over the route’s many waterfalls. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

The Lineage warehouse fire, which erupted a mile away nearly two months ago, still blankets the church every morning with the fetid stench of millions of pounds of rotting food that have yet to be trucked away. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Fog often blankets these mountaintop vineyards, and the salty scent of the Pacific hovers over the vines, imparting complex notes of the sea. — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

And because the magnetosphere blankets the entire globe, StormWall would serve as a collective shield for the entire planet, the researchers say. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 June 2026

It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026

Bored by the beige that blankets most homes in the area, Everett swerved in the opposite direction. — Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026

Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country are seeing closures on Tuesday as extreme weather blankets the region. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026