These are words and phrases related to smother something in/with something. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of smother something in/with something.
TO PUT SOMETHING OVER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
The chicken was absolutely smothered in butter sauce.
Synonyms and examples
cover I covered her with a blanket to keep her warm.
spread I spread peanut butter on my bread.
coat Coat the cherries in chocolate.
plaster informal His laptop cover was completely plastered with stickers.
cake His shoes were caked in mud.
wrap I wrapped a blanket around her.
swathe The room was swathed in silk and velvet curtains.
veil She veiled her face. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of smother something in/with something.
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blanket literary
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be carpeted with something
bestrew literary Learn more Cover has two uses. When you cover someone or something, you put or place something over someone or something . When something covers someone or something, it lies on the surface of someone or something.