Synonyms of cocoons

cocoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of cocoon

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheaths
• casings
• coverings
• pods
• housings
• shells
• husks
• hulls
• cases
• jackets
• capsules
• covers
• encasements
• shields
• coatings
• armors
• packages
• wrappers
• plates
• cartridges
• crusts
• cassettes
• houses
• envelopes
• carapaces
• skins
• platings
• mails
• barks
• hides
• cuticles
• facings
• backings
• panoplies
• covertures

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buffers
• cushions
• shields
• bumpers
• pads
• fenders
• barricades
• cushionings
• safeguards
• baffles
• paddings
• mufflers
• cordons

cocoons

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• shrouds
• envelops
• encloses
• encases
• veils
• mantles
• drapes
• bowers
• enfolds
• enwraps
• enshrouds
• muffles
• swathes
• cloaks
• encompasses
• laps
• curtains
• bosoms
• embeds
• embosoms
• involves
• embowers
• embraces
• enswathes
• encircles
• blankets
• circumfuses
• circles
• invests
• swaddles
• masks
• disguises
• camouflages
• overlays
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cocoons

Noun

The white cocoons are torn through and stained with yellow-brown secretions. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

The caterpillar even guards the wasp’s cocoons before eventually dying. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

Regularly inspect your clothing and textiles, such as curtains, tablecloths, and cloth napkins, for signs of moth activity, such as holes, larvae, or cocoons. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

Freezing outdoor temperatures can kill adult fleas, but flea pupae can live inside cocoons and remain dormant until the weather warms up. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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

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