Antonyms for blanket
ˈblæŋ kɪtblan·ket

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1. • Bedclothes
   • Cover
   • Covering

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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"

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

   Synonyms:
   cover charge, screen, covering, cover version, covering fire, binding, covert, natural covering, cover song, concealment, top, masking, back, cover, mantle, screening, book binding

2. blanket, mantlenoun

   anything that covers

   "there was a blanket of snow"

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

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

3. blanketadjective

   a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

   Synonyms:
   cover, mantle

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

How to use blanket in a sentence?

1. Irina Belich:

   I feel sorry for these people, especially the children, some children had no clothes, they only had a blanket wrapped around them as they ran away so fast.

2. Carlo Ratti:

   Over the past decade, digital technologies have begun to blanket our cities, forming the backbone of a large, intelligent infrastructure.

3. Penny Nance:

   It’s not in anyone’s best interest to throw a wet blanket on any kind of a program in which schools are trying to strengthen the father-daughter relationship, the people that are hurt by this are young women.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   Michael Bloomberg needs to do a blanket release so that all women who have been muzzled by non-disclosure agreements can step up and tell their side of the story in terms of what Michael Bloomberg has done.

5. Daniel Palma:

   I was shocked. I had just arrived home when I looked through the window and saw the column of smoke rising up. We called our families, posted photos, we woke up today with a blanket of fog and it hasn't cleared. We have a layer of smoke above us.

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