ENVELOPE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ENVELOPE?

Need another word that means the same as “envelope”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “envelope” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Envelope” are: gasbag, wrapper, wrapping, wrap, sleeve, cover, covering, case, shell, sheath, sheathing, jacket, housing, capsule, folder

Envelope as a Noun

Definitions of "Envelope" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “envelope” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A membrane which forms the outer layer of certain viruses.
• A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves.
• A curve joining the successive peaks of a modulated wave.
• A covering or containing structure or layer.
• The maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft.
• The structure within a balloon or non-rigid airship containing the gas.
• A flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document.
• The bag containing the gas in a balloon.
• A curve or surface tangent to each of a family of curves or surfaces.
• The outer metal or glass housing of a vacuum tube, electric light, etc.
• A natural covering (as by a fluid.
• Any wrapper or covering.
• A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

Synonyms of "Envelope" as a noun (15 Words)

capsule	A structure that encloses a body part. He showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules.
case	An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court. He stated his case clearly.
cover	Covering for a hole especially a hole in the top of a container. A seat cover.
covering	The act of protecting something by covering it. Under a covering of dust.
folder	A small book usually having a paper cover.
gasbag	A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
housing	The provision of accommodation. The sector offers housing to the poorest.
jacket	A jacket potato. Phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets.
sheath	A structure in living tissue which closely envelops another. The fatty sheath around nerve fibres.
sheathing	Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.
shell	Something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case. An electron descending from one shell to a lower one emits an X ray.
sleeve	A drogue towed by an aircraft. An album sleeve.
wrap	Of a garment having one part overlapping another wrap around. Plastic food wrap.
wrapper	A piece of paper, plastic, or foil covering and protecting something sold or for sale. She put a wrapper over her nightdress.
wrapping	An enveloping bandage. She took the cellophane wrapping off the box.

Usage Examples of "Envelope" as a noun

• Test pilots try to push the envelope.
• The external envelope of the swimming pool.
• The switch itself is a glass envelope filled with rare gases and containing two contacts.
• The spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet.

Associations of "Envelope" (30 Words)

address	Address or apply oneself to something direct one s efforts towards something such as a question. He rescued me with the most consummate address.
addressee	One to whom something is addressed. The contents of the letters were calculated to cause distress to the individual addressee.
airmail	Send or transport by airmail. Letters to Europe from the U S are best airmailed.
barred	Closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material. He sits by a barred window.
collectable	Things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique. The auction attracted professional dealers trading in quality small collectables.
correspondence	Compatibility of observations. The results of two tests were in correspondence.
delivery	Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. Her delivery was stilted.
email	Send an email to someone. I got three emails from my mother today.
letter	Win an athletic letter. In high school she lettered in soccer basketball and softball.
letterhead	Stationery with a printed heading. Write to the company s registered office which you can normally get from their letterhead.
mail	Send someone email. You can order by mail.
mailbox	A computer file in which email messages received by a particular user are stored.
mailing	The action or process of sending something by mail. The postmark indicates the time of mailing.
messenger	Send a document or package by messenger. Nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger.
philatelist	A collector and student of postage stamps.
philately	The collection and study of postage stamps.
post	Assign to a post put into a post. Robertson at the near post headed wide.
postage	The amount required to send a letter or parcel by post. The prices include postage and packing.
postal	Done by post. Postal services.
postcard	A card for sending messages by post without an envelope. He promised to send me a picture postcard.
postmaster	A man in charge of a post office.
postscript	An extra piece of information about an event that is added after it has happened. As a postscript to this Paul did finally marry.
recipient	The semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
seal	Hunt seals. Sealing dooms.
sealed	Closed or secured with or as if with a seal. A sealed move in chess.
send	Send a message or letter. Send your document as a PDF attachment.
sender	Someone who transmits a message. Return to sender.
spam	Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk. An autogenerated spam website.
stamp	Affix a stamp to. The whole place is mine which means I can stamp my personality on it.
stationery	Paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes. A range of stationery.