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Synonyms for wrap

22 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

enclose envelop swaddle enfold

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Enfold — to enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper

enfold, envelop, enclose, cover, swaddle, wind, lap, bind, fold, involve, muffle, engross, enwrap, enswathe

2. Roll

Noun

wrap-up, wrapper, package, wrap-around, wraparound mortgage, swath, swathe UK

Antonyms

All antonyms of wrap →

Definitions

v. 1
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
v. 2
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
A snake wraps itself around its prey.
n. 1
Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.

Related words

Word family: wrap-around wrapper wrapping wrap-round
Phrases: wrap-up diaper wrap nappy wrap fish wrap wrap account belly wrap breakfast wrap bubble wrap

Forms

Plural: wraps → wrap-ups, wrappers, packages, wrap-arounds…
Past participle: wrapped
e.g. wrapped → enfolded, enveloped, enclosed, covered…

Example sentences

enclose You should enclose this note in parentheses.
swaddle Women used to swaddle their babies in the old days.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
wrap		rising
enclose		falling
envelop		rising
swaddle		rising
enfold		rising

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

By length

3 letters: lap¹
4 letters: wind¹, roll¹, fold¹, bind¹
5 letters: cover², twine¹, swath¹
6 letters: muffle², swathe¹, enfold², enwrap
7 letters: package², involve², wrapper², enclose², envelop³, swaddle, engross²
8 letters: enswathe

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: enrouler
Italiano: arrotolare
Español: enrollar