fishbowl

noun

fish·​bowl ˈfish-ˌbōl 

1

: a bowl for the keeping of live fish

2

: a place or condition that affords no privacy

Examples of fishbowl in a Sentence

Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.

Recent Examples on the Web

There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia. —Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026

There, on a little cartoony hexagon of green, sat what looked like a fishbowl or snow globe. —Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

Some drink and join, but to others the fishbowl of religion will always be small and alien. —Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

Artists used everything from traditional fishbowl terrariums to more sophisticated Wardian cases, which were used to support a myriad of tropical plants, including begonias, gesneriads, and specialty carnivorous plants, says bunting. —Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fishbowl

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol