Synonyms of cocoons

cocoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of cocoon

1

as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

he retired to the cocoon of his study whenever he'd had enough of the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheaths
• casings
• coverings
• pods
• housings
• shells
• husks
• hulls
• cases
• jackets
• capsules
• covers
• shields
• encasements
• coatings
• armors
• packages
• wrappers
• plates
• cartridges
• crusts
• cassettes
• houses
• envelopes
• carapaces
• skins
• platings
• mails
• barks
• hides
• cuticles
• casettes
• facings
• backings
• panoplies
• covertures

2

as in buffers

something that serves as a protective barrier

as the TV had been packed in a cocoon of Styrofoam, it arrived in one piece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buffers
• cushions
• shields
• bumpers
• pads
• fenders
• barricades
• cushionings
• safeguards
• baffles
• paddings
• mufflers
• cordons

cocoons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cocoon

as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• shrouds
• envelops
• encloses
• encases
• veils
• drapes
• mantles
• incloses
• bowers
• enfolds
• enwraps
• muffles
• enshrouds
• swathes
• cloaks
• encompasses
• laps
• curtains
• bosoms
• embeds
• involves
• embosoms
• embowers
• embraces
• encircles
• blankets
• enswathes
• circumfuses
• swaddles
• circles
• imbeds
• invests
• masks
• disguises
• camouflages
• overlays
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes