Home › Words › E › exsheathmentexsheathmentexsheathment means removal of (or from) a sheath.EtymologyFrom ex- + sheath + -ment.nounRemoval of (or from) a sheathDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.desheathing 81% match — The removal of a sheath vs exsheathment →sheathless 68% match — Without a sheath. vs exsheathment →desheath 64% match — Synonym of unsheath. vs exsheathment →ensheathed 63% match — enclosed in a sheath vs exsheathment →unsheathed 62% match — Not protected by a sheath. vs exsheathment →dissheathe 62% match — To become unsheathed. vs exsheathment →nonsheathed 61% match — Not in a sheath. vs exsheathment →sheathotomy 61% match — incision into the sheath of a vessel vs exsheathment →