Synonyms of sheathes

sheathes

verb

variants also sheaths

present tense third-person singular of sheathe

as in clothes

to cover with something that protects

sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• wraps
• surrounds
• encases
• clads
• faces
• robes
• blankets
• envelops
• shrouds
• dresses
• sides
• incloses
• arrays
• mantles
• skins
• encloses
• garbs
• veils
• enwraps
• enshrouds
• encompasses
• overlays
• apparels
• overspreads
• embraces
• swathes
• embosoms
• embowers
• invests
• laps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes
• unswathes