COCOONS Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

cocoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of cocoon

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

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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

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cocoons

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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

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Recent Examples of cocoons

Noun

If little red dots are rapidly accreting supermassive black holes shrouded by dense gas envelopes, this would explain why these mystery objects are so faint in X-rays, as these cocoons should absorb this high-energy radiation. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 June 2026 Fleas protected in eggs and cocoons won’t get a lethal dose from your first treatment because of their protective covering, says Benson. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 Silk fibers are first treated to remove the sticky sericin that enables insects to build cocoons. —

New Atlas, 25 May 2026 Bedrooms are creamy cocoons that wouldn’t look out of place in contemporary hotels in global capitals. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Approximately 2,000 silkworm cocoons are needed to produce one pound of silk. —

Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Azulik Stepping inside Azulik feels nothing short of entering a liveable piece of art, its tangle of beach wood, stone, and concrete crafting spaces reminiscent of bird nests and cocoons across its 48-villa property. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 By the time the wasp larvae spin their white rice-like cocoons, the caterpillar has suffered irreversible damage and can no longer damage your tomato crop. —

Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026 Luna moth caterpillars spin cocoons from leaves and spend the winter among fallen leaves. —

Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026

Verb

That quirk of the JWST never faded, as the telescope naturally cocoons its targets in only the most deserving frames. —

Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Unlike the closed-coupe Chiron, which cocoons you from its inner workings, the Mistral delivers a raw mechanical sound bath, tempered only by a pop-in wind deflector (fixed in examples for North America)—just aft of the seats—that reduces cabin turbulence and shields air-flow. —

Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025 The Mosiso comes in five different laptop sizes for almost any model, and cocoons your computer in a cushy sleeve with 360-degree padding. —

Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocoons

Noun

Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight.

— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026