Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb encrust
3 senses of encrust
Sense 1
encrust, incrust -- (cover or coat with a crust)
=> coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")
Sense 2
encrust, incrust, beset -- (decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems))
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")
Sense 3
encrust, incrust -- (form a crust or a hard layer)
=> harden, indurate -- (become hard or harder; "The wax hardened")
Antonyms of adj encrusted
1 sense of encrusted
Sense 1
crusted, encrusted, crusty, crustlike -- (having a hardened crust as a covering)
INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> bare -- (lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet")
Similarity of adj encrusted
1 sense of encrusted
Sense 1
crusted, encrusted, crusty, crustlike -- (having a hardened crust as a covering)
=> covered (vs. bare) -- (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony")