Synonyms of clad

clad 1 of 2

verb

as in to clothe

to cover with something that protects

if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• encase
• sheathe
• sheath
• dress
• face
• apparel
• wrap
• surround
• garb
• array
• skin
• robe
• side
• enclose
• veil
• inclose
• encompass
• shroud
• envelop
• overlay
• enshroud
• mantle
• embrace
• enwrap
• lap
• overspread
• blanket
• swathe
• embosom
• embower
• invest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bare
• expose
• strip
• denude
• unswathe

clad

2 of 2

adjective

as in dressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dressed
• garbed
• robed
• clothed
• attired
• suited
• covered
• invested
• veiled
• apparelled
• appareled
• arrayed
• caparisoned
• vested
• decked (out)
• rigged (out)
• tricked (out)
• decent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naked
• nude
• bare
• stripped
• unclad
• unclothed
• undressed
• raw
• bottomless
• topless
• starkers
• disrobed
• peeled
• mother-naked
• au naturel
• seminude
• denuded

Examples of clad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

There’s an element of social responsibility in every Akili project (the thousands of old wooden shutters cladding the sides of Potato Head, for instance, were painstakingly salvaged from the neighboring island of Java). —Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2023

To wear it, to clad yourself in Williams’s exquisite taste, is to mark yourself as a member of a club committed to graciousness. —Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 21 June 2023

Adjective

The picture shows Bingham and Harrison in clad jeans, muck boots, and matching camouflage jackets, kissing in front of a soaring bonfire. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024

The pot is what’s called fully clad, meaning the three layers are not just in the base, but also up the sides. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024