Synonyms of coral reef

coral reef

noun

as in barrier reef

Related Words

• barrier reef
• atoll
• island
• key
• cay
• islet
• isle

Dissimilar Words

• continent
• mainland
• main

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coral reef

The first episode will focus on coral reef restoration company Coral Vita, followed by former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s Chicago CRED, which aims to prevent gun violence. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

That additional heat is already threatening coral reef and mangrove ecosystems, seagrasses and other aspects of the marine food web. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Further east, in Jordan, the world’s northernmost tropical coral reef system, the Aqaba Marine Reserve, was added as a natural site, while the Village of Sidi Bou Saïd became one of the list’s newest cultural sites. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

But just like on a coral reef or savanna, eliminating predators threw the entire ecosystem out of whack. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026