Synonyms for mantle
ˈmæn tlman·tle

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1. mantlenoun

   the cloak as a symbol of authority

   "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

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

2. Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantlenoun

   United States baseball player (1931-1997)

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

3. mantlenoun

   the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

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

4. blanket, mantlenoun

   anything that covers

   "there was a blanket of snow"

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

5. mantle, palliumnoun

   (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

   Synonyms:
   pallium, pall, cortex, mantel, cape, mantelpiece, cerebral mantle, curtain, mantlepiece, drape, cerebral cortex, chimneypiece, blanket, drapery

6. mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiecenoun

   shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

   "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

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

7. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pallnoun

   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

   Synonyms:
   blanket, pall, curtain, winding-clothes, winding-sheet, drapery, shroud, chimneypiece, cape, mantlepiece, mantelpiece, mantel, chill, cerement, drape, pallium

8. cape, mantleverb

   a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

   Synonyms:
   ness, pall, mantel, cape, mantelpiece, curtain, mantlepiece, drape, pallium, chimneypiece, blanket, drapery

9. mantleverb

   spread over a surface, like a mantle

10. mantleverb

    cover like a mantle

    "The ivy mantles the building"

Matched Categories

1. • Ballplayer
   • Blind
   • Cover
   • Covering
   • Epidermis
   • Furnishing
   • Layer
   • Lithosphere
   • Spread
   • Symbol
   • Zoology

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1. mantlenoun

   Synonyms:
   cloak

2. mantlenoun

   Synonyms:
   cover, covering

3. mantlenoun

   Synonyms:
   mantel-piece, mantel-tree, mantel-shelf

4. mantleverb

   Synonyms:
   cloak, overspread, cover

5. mantleverb

   Synonyms:
   expand, spread, be expanded

6. mantleverb

   Synonyms:
   be suffused (said of blood rushing to the face)

7. mantleverb

   Synonyms:
   effervesce, bubble, foam, sparkle, froth

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mantlenoun

   Synonyms:
   cape, cloak, pallium, mantel-piece, mantel-shelf

2. mantleverb

   Synonyms:
   sparkle, foam, bubble, effervesce

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

1. List of paraphrases for "mantle":

   coat, cloak, tablecloth, chimney, overcoat, robe, fireplace, sheath, jacket, guise, sleeve

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1. Mysteries Coltice:

   Convection models were good for the mantle, but not plates, and plate tectonics was good for plates but not the mantle, and the whole story behind the evolution of the system is the feedback between the two.

2. Sami Mikhail:

   [The source] could be just a really, really old formation that's been down in the mantle for a long time.

3. Henri-Frederic Amiel:

   Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

4. Manufacturers President Jay Timmons:

   I think it's important to note that there are countries all over the world, China included, that would like to take away America's mantle of economic leadership.

5. Homer:

   In saffron-colored mantle, from the tides of ocean rose the morning to bring light to gods and men.