gauze

The word “gauze” has 1 syllable: gauze

It's pronounced as /ɡɔːz/


What is synonym and antonym for gauze?

In the thesaurus, “gauze” has 66 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gauze along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gauze

  • bank
  • befuddlement
  • bewilderedness
  • bewilderment
  • blur
  • brume
  • cast
  • cloud
  • coat
  • compress
  • covering
  • discombobulation
  • distraction
  • dressing
  • dusting
  • fabric
  • fog
  • foil
  • fold
  • fume
  • giddiness
  • glaze
  • haze
  • haziness
  • integument
  • lala-land
  • layer
  • leaf
  • lightheadedness
  • maze
  • membrane
  • miasma
  • mist
  • mistiness
  • muddle
  • muddledness
  • murk
  • mystification
  • nadaville
  • narcosis
  • nebula
  • obscuration
  • opacity
  • partition
  • pellicle
  • perplexity
  • plaster
  • puzzlement
  • reek
  • scum
  • sheet
  • shock
  • skin
  • smog
  • smoke
  • smother
  • soup
  • steam
  • stupefaction
  • stupor
  • trance
  • transparency
  • veil
  • vertigo
  • web
  • wooziness

Antonyms for gauze

  • clearness
  • consciousness
  • expectation
  • understanding

Meanings of gauze

  • noun
    1. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
    2. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
    3. A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
    4. Wire gauze, used as fence.
    5. Mist or haze.
  • verb
    1. To apply a dressing of gauze.
    2. To mist; to become gauze-like.

Example Sentences

  • The doctor carefully wrapped the gauze around the wound to stop the bleeding.
  • She applied a layer of gauze to the cut before bandaging it.
  • The gauze soaked up the excess blood, helping to control the flow.
  • After the injury, he had to change the gauze daily to prevent infection.
  • The nurse used a fresh piece of gauze to clean the wound before dressing it.

On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gauze, such as: bank, befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, blur, brume, cast.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

bandage

  • attend
  • band
  • belt
  • bind
  • binding
  • cast
  • compress
  • cure
  • doctor
  • dress
  • dressing
  • gauze
  • girth
  • heal
  • list
  • medicate
  • mend
  • nurse
  • plaster
  • rehabilitate
  • remedy
  • ribbon
  • slat
  • slip
  • strap
  • strip
  • swatch
  • swath
  • swathe
  • tape
  • treat
  • truss
  • wrap

daze

  • addle
  • amaze
  • astonish
  • astound
  • bang
  • bash
  • batter
  • beat
  • bedazzle
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • befuddlement
  • belt
  • benumb
  • bewilder
  • bewilderment
  • blind
  • bludgeon
  • blur
  • bonk
  • bop
  • bowl over
  • buffet
  • bung
  • chop
  • clobber
  • clock
  • cloudiness
  • clout
  • confound
  • confuse
  • cuff
  • dazedness
  • dazzle
  • deaden
  • delirium
  • disorder
  • distract
  • distraction
  • dizzy
  • drub
  • dumbfound
  • flabbergast
  • fog
  • fogginess
  • fuddle
  • gauze
  • glaze
  • hammer
  • haze
  • hit
  • knock down
  • knock for a loop
  • knock out
  • knock silly
  • lala-land
  • malaise
  • mangle
  • maul
  • maze
  • mix up
  • muddle
  • muddledness
  • mystify
  • nadaville
  • narcosis
  • numb
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • paralysis
  • paralyze
  • paste
  • pelt
  • perplex
  • perplexity
  • petrify
  • pound
  • pummel
  • punch
  • puzzle
  • puzzlement
  • rap
  • reverie
  • rock
  • shock
  • slam
  • slap
  • slug
  • smack
  • smite
  • sock
  • spin
  • stagger
  • startle
  • strike
  • stun
  • stupefaction
  • stupefy
  • stupor
  • surprise
  • swat
  • swoon
  • thump
  • thwack
  • trance
  • wallop
  • whack
  • whale

gauzy

  • beclouded
  • befogged
  • blear
  • bleary
  • blurry
  • brumous
  • clear
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • cobwebby
  • colorless
  • crystal
  • crystalline
  • dainty
  • dark
  • delicate
  • diaphanous
  • dim
  • dirty
  • dusky
  • faint
  • feeble
  • filmy
  • fine
  • flimsy
  • foggy
  • fragile
  • frail
  • frothy
  • fuzzy
  • gauzelike
  • gloomy
  • gossamer
  • gossamery
  • hazy
  • hieroglyphic
  • hieroglyphical
  • impalpable
  • inappreciable
  • incomprehensible
  • indecipherable
  • indefinite
  • indiscernible
  • indistinct
  • indistinguishable
  • inexplicable
  • insubstantial
  • intangible
  • invisible
  • light
  • limpid
  • liquid
  • lucent
  • lucid
  • miasmal
  • miasmatic
  • miasmic
  • milky
  • miry
  • misty
  • mucky
  • muddy
  • murky
  • mysterious
  • nebulous
  • obfuscatory
  • obscure
  • opaque
  • overcast
  • pale
  • peekaboo
  • pellucid
  • puzzling
  • rainy
  • see-through
  • shadowy
  • sheer
  • sleazy
  • slimy
  • slushy
  • smoggy
  • smokey
  • smoky
  • smudgy
  • sooty
  • soupy
  • stormy
  • thick
  • thin
  • tiffany
  • translucent
  • transparent
  • turbid
  • unclear
  • uncolored
  • undefined
  • undetermined
  • unsubstantial
  • vague

narcosis

  • amazement
  • analgesia
  • anesthesia
  • apathy
  • asphyxia
  • befuddlement
  • bewilderedness
  • bewilderment
  • blackout
  • carus
  • coma
  • daze
  • discombobulation
  • distraction
  • drowsiness
  • dullness
  • faint
  • fainting
  • fog
  • gauze
  • giddiness
  • glaze
  • haze
  • hebetude
  • hypnosis
  • inactivity
  • indifference
  • inertia
  • inertness
  • insensibility
  • insusceptibility
  • knockout
  • lala-land
  • languor
  • lassitude
  • lethargy
  • lightheadedness
  • maze
  • muddle
  • muddledness
  • mystification
  • nadaville
  • narcoma
  • numbness
  • perplexity
  • petrifaction
  • puzzlement
  • shock
  • sleep
  • slumber
  • somnolence
  • sopor
  • stupefaction
  • stupor
  • suspended animation
  • swim
  • swoon
  • swooning
  • syncope
  • torpor
  • trance
  • unconsciousness
  • vertigo
  • wooziness

rarefied

  • airy
  • buoyant
  • cliquish
  • cobwebby
  • cumulous
  • dainty
  • delicate
  • diaphanous
  • downy
  • elevated
  • esoteric
  • ethereal
  • exalted
  • feathery
  • flimsy
  • fluffy
  • gauzelike
  • gauzy
  • gossamer
  • gossamery
  • insubstantial
  • light
  • lighter-than-air
  • lightweight
  • lofty
  • pillowy
  • private
  • select
  • tender
  • unsubstantial
  • vaporous
  • weightless
  • wispy

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