Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for wrapper. Search instead for wrapar.
Definitions

wrapper

[rap-er] / ˈræp ər /
NOUN
covering
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

That has led some developers to hope that a prettier wrapper can help.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

By stripping away that maturity safety net, the ETF wrapper can leave investors with continuous exposure to interest-rate volatility and turn what’s designed to be an inflation shield into a more speculative market trade.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

In a small flat in a social housing complex near Caracas, Adriana Briceño holds up what looks like a piece of rubbish, but hidden on the old chocolate bar wrapper is a message.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

“Big wasn’t a crush, he was a crash,” Carrie says to Miranda as she peels down the wrapper on a cupcake topped with bright pink buttercream frosting.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2026

Mama adjusted her wrapper before she patted his back.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What most Americans own is the belief that falling rates fix everything, purchased in two wrappers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

In many stretches, you’d be hard-pressed to stroll along the banks of the San Gabriel or Los Angeles rivers without meeting abandoned water bottles, candy wrappers, golf balls, sad-looking teddy bears, even shopping carts.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

The ads featured pseudonymous home economist Sue Swanson, who promised that you purchased three TV Dinners and sent back the wrappers, Swanson would promptly mail you a “big silver dollar.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

There’s nothing in the glove compartment but the registration, gum wrappers, and a lint roller.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training