JELLYFISH Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

jellyfish

noun

ˈje-lē-ˌfish

Definition of jellyfish

as in coward

a person without strength of character a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad

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Recent Examples of jellyfish The whale’s gullet is flickeringly lit by a bioluminescent jellyfish that Jay sort of befriends. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The nebula lighting is reminiscent of a jellyfish in the sky with its lingering noctilucent clouds. — Richard Tribou, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 While jellyfish, an even more remote species, have two nervous systems, the findings suggest these two organs may have slowly grown close to each other. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 The jellyfish cut combines a classic bob on top with longer strands flowing underneath. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jellyfish

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Noun

How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Some called them cowards; others opted for more colorful language.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of coward

Noun

The Spa Eha’s spa is its pièce de résistance, with an indoor-outdoor heated pool overlooking the reed beds and the sea beyond.

— Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
On the morning of the anniversary, four deer emerged from a reed thicket next to the lawn, and two Canada geese flew by.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of reed

Noun

The model was trained on more than 107 million individual cell profiles from human and mouse samples spanning 68 tissues.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Earlier this year, mouse experiments led by Japanese researchers successfully created fully functional hair follicles in the lab for the first time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of mouse

Noun

Thankfully, Diana had two of the sheep knits made — and Plant got her hands on the second one.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
There is no room for Joseph, who is sitting on the floor leaning his back against the bed, watching the sheep and being ironically observed by a donkey.

— Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026

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