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

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 Mail-order bees are sold as cocoons, either loose or in the cavity nest where they were born. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026 Such cocoons would trap most of the radiation generated near black holes. —

Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026 But for the LRDs, that ultraviolet light would filter through their cocoons, trickling out as visible light and creating the characteristic red hue. —

Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026 In addition to grocery shoppers, think of the gym-goers and bus riders who retreat into personal sound cocoons with the help of headphones. —

Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025 Their shapes, textures, and colors informed the designs, resulting in structures that resemble metallic time portals, mirrored cocoons, and bright red woodland theaters. —

New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025

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

Place your knives in a knife block or knife box (many steak knife sets come with these), or protect them with sheaths before placing them in a drawer.

— Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.

— Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026