blanket
/ˈblæŋkɪt/
adjective
- Applying to all situations or people without exception; comprehensive.
- The new policy offers blanket coverage for all employees.
- There is no blanket rule that fits every case.
- The company issued a blanket ban on smoking in all buildings.
Synonyms
noun
- A large piece of fabric used to keep warm, especially on a bed.
- The baby was wrapped in a warm, blue blanket.
- I keep an extra blanket in the car for cold mornings.
- She pulled the soft blanket up to her chin and fell asleep.
- A thick layer of something that covers an area.
- Leaves formed a damp blanket on the forest floor.
- The city was hidden under a blanket of fog.
- A thick blanket of snow covered the entire yard.
verb
- To cover something completely, often with a layer.
- Snow blanketed the town overnight.
- The smell of smoke blanketed the entire valley.
- Dark clouds blanketed the sky before the storm.
- To suppress or hide something completely.
- The government tried to blanket the news of the protest.
- The loud music blanketed all other sounds in the room.
- His cheerful attitude blanketed his true feelings of sadness.
Synonyms