Synonyms for envelope
ˈɛn vəˌloʊp, ˈɑn-en·ve·lope

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. envelopenoun

   Synonyms:
   gasbag, wrapper

2. envelopenoun

   The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; a coma.

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

3. envelopenoun

   A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.

   Synonyms:
   gasbag, wrapper

4. envelopenoun

   Something that envelops; a wrapping

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

5. envelopenoun

   A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.

   Synonyms:
   gasbag, wrapper

6. envelopenoun

   A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

7. envelopenoun

   A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

8. envelopenoun

   The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

9. envelopenoun

   The information used for routing an email that is transmitted with the email but not part of its contents.

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, gasbag

10. envelopenoun

    An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane.

    Synonyms:
    gasbag, wrapper

11. envelopenoun

    The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.

    Synonyms:
    wrapper, gasbag

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. envelopenoun

   a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

   Synonyms:
   gasbag

2. envelopenoun

   any wrapper or covering

   Synonyms:
   gasbag

3. envelopenoun

   a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

   Synonyms:
   gasbag

4. envelopenoun

   a natural covering (as by a fluid)

   "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"

   Synonyms:
   gasbag

5. envelopenoun

   the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft)

   "test pilots try to push the envelope"

   Synonyms:
   gasbag

6. envelope, gasbagnoun

   the bag containing the gas in a balloon

   Synonyms:
   windbag, gasbag

Matched Categories

1. • Bag
   • Container
   • Covering
   • Curve
   • Operating Capability
   • Wrapping

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. envelopenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Fr.] wrapper, covering, case, capsule

2. envelopenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Fort.) mound (to cover a weak part)

3. envelopenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Astron.) coma

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. envelopenoun

   Synonyms:
   wrapper, inclosure, capsule, case, sheath

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "envelope":

   enveloppe, envelopes, shell, envelop, sheathing, casing, envelops, husk, sheath, package, allocation, jacket

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How to use envelope in a sentence?

1. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon:

   We are very, very careful not to push the envelope too much, this (U.S.) administration won't be around forever and I hope it is temporary.

2. Rick Osterloh:

   We've realized that if we wanted to push the envelope on innovation, we really needed to have a focused hardware effort, that meant combining the very best of Google's technology — our AI, our software and all of the hardware that we're building — to create a great user experience.

3. Jene Luciani:

   Taylor Swift is a fashionista, so it’s no surprise she would try to push the envelope.

4. Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian:

   You can ignore everything else in this case, and if we spent one day trying this to you, here’s what you would have: You’d have a note sent by the killer that only the killer could have written that the defendant has admitted only the killer wrote. And the defendant has stipulated, ‘I wrote the cadaver note and envelope that only the killer could have written.’.

5. Clifton Fadiman:

   For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.