SWATHES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

swathes

verb

present tense third-person singular of swathe

as in wraps

to surround or cover closely handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper

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as in bandages

to cover with a bandage tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds

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unbandages

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Recent Examples of swathes Track seven swathes a nervous dub rhythm in cottony pads and opulent harps; track eight takes us out on an uncharacteristically beatless swirl, like a tide pool full of sea anemones. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

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Inside, the line wraps around the room, and cups everywhere are filled with fluffy mounds of Greek yogurt crowned with fresh fruit, nuts, dark chocolate cacao nibs and other ingredients.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Take a stroll along Ocean Boulevard, a walkway that wraps around the entire ship.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wraps

Verb

Across Indonesia, seasonal forest fires are beginning to subside, but thick haze still shrouds parts of the island of Kalimantan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.

— Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026

Definition of shrouds

Verb

The hotel’s unprecedented vantage point envelops guests in panoramic views of Melbourne and the ocean lapping at Port Phillip Bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
His talent has nothing to do with his genes, and yet his reverence for his parents, Philip and Mimi, envelops him in soulful humility.

— Olivia Wilde, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of envelops

Verb

The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.

— Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

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