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cocoon

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cocoon

1 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 of cocoon

armor, capsule, case, casing, cover, covering, encasement, housing, hull, husk, jacket, pod, sheath, shell
Words Related to cocoon

cartridge, cassette (also casette)

bark, crust

carapace, house, mail, panoply, plate, plating, shield

cuticle, hide, skin

envelope, package, wrapper

backing, coating, coverture, facing

2 something that serves as a protective barrier

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

buffer, bumper, cushion, cushioning, fender, pad
Words Related to cocoon

baffle, muffler

padding

safeguard, shield

barricade, cordon

cocoon

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cocoon

to surround or cover closely

  • cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
Synonyms of cocoon

bosom, bower, circumfuse, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
Words Related to cocoon

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
Near Antonyms of cocoon

bare, denude, expose, strip

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