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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How to use blanket in a sentence?

1. Hillary Clinton on Friday:

   The fight against the NRA should be led by a new organization of gun owners, there is really no other industry in America that has this kind of blanket permission to be reckless to be negligent.

2. Rajkumar Dasgupta:

   Perfect sleep is like having a puzzle, and you need all the right pieces, people who have insomnia, they're missing one of those sleep hygiene pieces. When you make your recommendation, like a muscle relaxation, maybe that's not the thing that they were missing. Maybe sound wasn't the key part. Maybe you need more of that weighted blanket.

3. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   Wings of mist blanket you in white love and light as if you were a forest resting for the night.

4. Susan DeLemus:

   Don't forget McCain insulted the 'crazies,' which is a blanket insult.

5. Peter Rutherford:

   We know the pros and the cons of a blanket ban, we know the risks of' collective justice', but we also know the risk of not punishing a culture of doping that comes from the very top, i would say that the latter is a much greater threat to sport. We've certainly not been given a clear message of transparency and progress. But no, what we have now is a messy, grey area that doesn't help anyone.