Synonyms for Coral
ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-coral

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1. coralnoun

   a variable color averaging a deep pink

   Synonyms:
   precious coral, red coral

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

2. coral, red coral, precious coralnoun

   the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

   Synonyms:
   precious coral, red coral, coral

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

3. coralnoun

   unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces

   Synonyms:
   precious coral, red coral

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

4. coraladjective

   marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

   Synonyms:
   precious coral, red coral

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

5. coraladjective

   of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

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1. • Opaque Gem
   • Pink
   • Roe

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1. coralnoun

   Synonyms:
   madrepora, madrepore

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1. List of paraphrases for "coral":

   corals, reefs, reef, atoll, icri, gables

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How to use Coral in a sentence?

1. Jennifer Koss:

   Almost one and a half square miles of reef bleached last year and are now completely dead. we need to act locally and think globally to address these bleaching events. Locally produced threats to coral, such as pollution from the land and unsustainable fishing practices, stress the health of corals and decrease the likelihood that corals can either resist bleaching, or recover from it.

2. Clyde Parry:

   What if it were your family member that needed the services and the closest officer to your emergency was tied up on his fictitious call? The Coral Springs Police Department takes this seriously. I'm personally offended by the waste of our resources.

3. John Burt:

   Coral reefs are home to a quarter of all marine species and support fisheries by providing foraging habitats for adult fish and nursery habitats for juveniles, so they're really important biologically and economically.

4. Luiz Rocha:

   Though the species is quite abundant and therefore not currently at a high risk of overexploitation, it's still unsettling when a fish is already being commercialized before it even has a scientific name, it speaks to how much biodiversity there is still left to be described from coral reef ecosystems.

5. William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 1 scene 2:

   Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.