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. Mike Pompeo:

   Those of us responsible for helping to maintain the mantle of conservatism because we believe it's right for the country have a responsibility to speak to it as clearly as we can, to articulate it and defend it everywhere we can, when the secular left wants to undermine these understandings, we have to be absolutely fearless at confronting it.

2. Nick Bullen:

   He’s 73 and has been preparing for a lifetime, to finally take on some of that mantle has been great for Charles. He’s been enjoying it. And he loves doing some of the heavy lifting for his mother. He certainly wants to make it as easy as possible for his mother, as any child would. So there are many feelings surrounding this. But he’s certainly not in a hurry to become king.

3. Michael Garcia:

   Rapid loading of the crust causes it to subside, when a giant volcano forms, the hot mantle flows away from the weight allowing the volcano to sink.

4. President Trump:

   I'll tell you what, I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck Schumer, so, I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.

5. District Judge Tanya Chutkan:

   Mr. Smocks now seeks to somehow compare himself and drape himself in the mantle of civil rights. I, for one, find that offensive, people died fighting for civil rights.