JELLYFISH Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

jellyfish

noun

ˈje-lē-ˌfish

Definition of jellyfish

as in coward

a person without strength of character a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad

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Recent Examples of jellyfish While Pharrell and Adidas’ Jellyfish takes inspiration from the fluid form of a jellyfish, their next shoe is made to actually go into the water. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 There's also purple for dangerous sea life, such as jellyfish, and double red when a beach is closed for any reason. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 Some organisms are subjected to passive locomotion, carried by water or air (jellyfish, spiders), while many parasites (from ticks to hookworms) ride on or inside other animals. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Illuminated jellyfish drifted above thousands of heads. — Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for jellyfish

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Noun

That’s the sign of a true coward.

— Maria Bamford, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Fishback showed up at a Donalds campaign event in Lake City on Saturday with a bunch of supporters, shouting through a bullhorn that Donalds was a coward for not debating him and telling him to go back to New York, a reference to Donalds’ childhood in Brooklyn.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Definition of coward

Noun

Anchoring the reeds and holding down the baritone sax chair defined with soulful panache by Harry Carney for nearly five decades is Kamrin Ortiz.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
If earthy reed mats don't align with your taste, consider corrugated aluminum instead.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026

Definition of reed

Noun

Federal officials have found that a person’s movements on a website with a computer mouse and items left in an online shopping cart can be tracked and used by retailers to personalize the cost of items.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
That’s when the true cat-and-mouse game between OEM security and the aftermarket began.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of mouse

Noun

The species—which looks like a strange mix of a dog, zebra, and a kangaroo—was hunted to extinction, largely because European settlers blamed them for attacks on sheep, poultry, and other livestock.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Popular among outdoor enthusiasts and scenic travelers, the archipelago boasts seemingly endless roads and more sheep than human residents.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

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