re-covered

Given new surface

Re-covered means covered again—fitted with a new covering after the original wore out or was removed: We had the sofa re-covered in leather, The old tennis balls were re-covered for practice.

The hyphen distinguishes it from recovered, meaning regained or restored to health.

upholstery

reupholstered

Given new fabric covering

foam · leather · vinyl · stitching · seams · piping · tufting · slipcover · armrest · headrest

protected

shielded

Protected from harm

insulated · armored · fortified · canopy · awning · lid · cap · screening · netting · mesh

rewrapped

bundled

Gathered and tied together

enveloped · sheathed · shrouded · tarped · blanketed · plastic · tarpaulin · cellophane · gauze · bandaged

resurfaced

repaved

Covered road anew

gravel · sealant · topcoat · laminate · veneer · refinished · repainted · recoated · flooring · roofing

rediscovered

unearthed

Retrieved from the ground

traced · tracked down · stumbled upon · came across · revealed · exposed · excavated · dug up

Opposites
covering state

re-covereduncovered

Made visible or known

exposed · bare · stripped · laid bare · naked

action direction

re-coveredstripped

Had coverings removed

uncovered · exposed · peeled · denuded · bared

Family

recovered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G