Synonyms for blanket
ˈblæŋ kɪtblan·ket

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1. blanket, covernoun

   bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

   "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"

   Synonyms:
   cover charge, screen, covering, cover version, covering fire, binding, covert, natural covering, cover song, concealment, top, masking, back, cover, mantle, screening, book binding

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

2. blanket, mantlenoun

   anything that covers

   "there was a blanket of snow"

   Synonyms:
   pallium, cover, pall, mantle, mantel, cape, mantelpiece, curtain, mantlepiece, drape, chimneypiece, drapery

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

3. blanketadjective

   a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

   Synonyms:
   cover, mantle

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

4. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wideverb

   broad in scope or content

   "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

5. blanketverb

   cover as if with a blanket

   "snow blanketed the fields"

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

6. blanketverb

   form a blanket-like cover (over)

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

Matched Categories

1. • Bedclothes
   • Cover
   • Covering

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1. List of paraphrases for "blanket":

   coverage, cover, general, hedging, couverture, patchwork

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1. Kim Ji-ha:

   I like bicycling to the Han River, and spreading out a blanket on the grass, and getting chicken delivered in only the way you can get it delivered here in Korea -- directly to the park.

2. Carlo Ratti:

   Over the past decade, digital technologies have begun to blanket our cities, forming the backbone of a large, intelligent infrastructure.

3. Jennifer Francis:

   As we continue to dump greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, and thicken this blanket of greenhouse gasses around the Earth, we will see more extreme events of all sorts, including these cold spells.

4. Sarah Matthews:

   She proceeded to tell me that Abby Broyles had been at the house and was very drunk and calling them all mfer’s, f’er this f’er that, [Broyles] called somebody acne f’er, somebody Hispanic f’er, called my daughter judgey f’er for not wanting to sleep with a blanket that she cleaned up wine with.

5. Amanda Bray:

   Mommy and Daddy don’t have to worry about anything. T.J. is my rock ; my security blanket – but when he told me the news, I could hear the panic in his voice.