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

Extending the golf course to the water’s edge probably would have to be coordinated with the reconstruction of the long-deteriorating sea wall that wraps around the peninsula. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

The shoes feature a wide slingback strap that wraps around the back of the foot, while a dainty bow is perched right at the vamp. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

The edge of the panel is covered with gray metal that wraps around the entire back of the screen. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Once contact is made, the drone adjusts its grip, wraps its fingers around the branch, locks them together, and holds its position securely. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

The plasma pasta then wraps around the black hole like spaghetti around a fork, but just like eating good pasta can be a messy affair, black holes spill a massive amount of stellar food. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Prongs sit under your nose, secured by tubing that wraps around the backs of your ears. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

The cannula wraps prongs under your nose and loops tubing behind your ears. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Lace them criss-crossed up your foot and ankle, or in a simple crossover that wraps multiple times at the ankle for a more refined look. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026