Synonyms of cocoon

cocoon 1 of 2

noun

1

as in sheath

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

• sheath
• casing
• shell
• housing
• covering
• pod
• husk
• jacket
• capsule
• armor
• cover
• shield
• hull
• encasement
• case
• coating
• wrapper
• package
• carapace
• house
• plate
• envelope
• cartridge
• bark
• skin
• crust
• cassette
• plating
• mail
• cuticle
• hide
• panoply
• backing
• casette
• facing
• coverture

2

as in shield

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

• shield
• cushion
• buffer
• bumper
• pad
• padding
• fender
• cushioning
• barricade
• baffle
• cordon
• safeguard
• muffler

cocoon

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verb

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrap
• shroud
• envelop
• enclose
• encase
• veil
• bosom
• mantle
• bower
• cloak
• enfold
• drape
• enshroud
• embrace
• lap
• enwrap
• muffle
• swathe
• encompass
• curtain
• circle
• embed
• blanket
• embosom
• encircle
• embower
• involve
• circumfuse
• swaddle
• enswathe
• inclose
• camouflage
• invest
• mask
• disguise
• overlay
• imbed
• enlace
• overspread
• enwind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expose
• bare
• strip
• denude

• expose
• bare
• strip
• denude

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