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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use mantle in a sentence?

1. Sami Mikhail:

   [The source] could be just a really, really old formation that's been down in the mantle for a long time.

2. 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.

3. Will Ferrell:

   Ruth, Musial, Mantle, Will Ferrell, who would have thought that one day those names would be synonymous? Show of hands -- scratch that, never mind.

4. Junlin Hua:

   When we think about something melting, we intuitively think that the melt must play a big role in the material’s viscosity, but what we found is that even where the melt fraction is quite high, its effect on mantle flow is very minor.

5. Donald Trump:

   So, I will take the mantle, i will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.