Synonyms for drape

Most common

dress · cloak · robe · clothe · hang

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

   to drape a bust, a building, etc.

2. n. 1

   A curtain; a drapery.

Related words

Word family

drapes

Phrases

grand drape main drape

Forms

Plural

drapes → draperies, curtains, mantles, palls…

Past participle

draped
e.g. draped → robed, drest, clothed, cloaked…

Example sentences

• dress She stood out because she was wearing a red dress.
• cloak There's some cloak-and-dagger stuff going on here.
• robe Mary slipped off her robe and got into the shower.
• clothe It's preferable that I clothe you instead of feeding you.
• hang Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

hang¹, robe¹, pall¹

5 letters

dress¹, trail¹, cloak¹

6 letters

mantle², clothe¹, enrobe

7 letters

curtain², drapery³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mantle² = 2 syllables).