Synonyms for umbrella
ʌmˈbrɛl əum·brel·la

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1. umbrellanoun

   a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

2. umbrellanoun

   a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets

   "an air umbrella over England"

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

3. umbrellaadjective

   having the function of uniting a group of similar things

   "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"

   Antonyms:
   noncomprehensive, incomprehensive

4. umbrellaadjective

   covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups

   "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

Matched Categories

1. • Canopy
   • Defense
   • Military

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1. List of paraphrases for "umbrella":

   aegis, parasol, sunvisor, framework, sukkot, sunshade

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. umbrella

   Synonyms:
   Mobin-Uddin umbrella

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1. Katty Castro:

   They were pushing her up the big slope toward her residence. These heroes were so focused on helping regardless of the inclement weather and they were even covering her with an umbrella, which showed more compassion on their part.

2. Kaye Marks:

   ' Equine-assisted activities and therapies' is an umbrella term, and all of the different types [ of activities ] fall underneath our umbrella.

3. Pat Ryan:

   It was just so clear how deeply this hit people and how scared they were and how sad they were and how angry they were, we had to bring voice to that and put it under a larger umbrella and framework so that people who might not have had that personal experience could still understand it as a real assault on other Americans' rights and understand that it would have consequences for them as well.

4. Sara Kelly Keenan:

   It was wonderful. It was the first time I saw 'intersex' in print related to my name, when I applied in court, I chose 'non-binary,' because that's an umbrella term that would also include gender variant people.

5. Beth Crisafi:

   Reapplying sunscreen a lot more often is my biggest change, and just being a lot more mindful, i’m not going to stop living, or not go swimming anymore, but now when I'm at the beach, I tan by sitting under the umbrella and applying self-tanner at night.