I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
Source: tatoeba (907006)
Cosmos
/ˈkɒzmɒs/
Synonyms for "cosmos" (76 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (22)
eartheinsteinian universeeverything that isexpanding universeflowergeminimacrocosmmacrocosmosmegacosmmetagalaxynaturenewtonian universe
Adjective(1 words)
galician espazo
Verb(1 words)
give space
Related words (38)
Adjective(1 words)
observable universe
Noun(18 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: existence, universe, all, all being, all creation.
- Sentence evidence is available for cosmos, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cosmos".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cosmos"
Keep "cosmos" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cosmos" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cosmos", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cosmos" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesancient cosmosmysterious cosmosordered cosmosthe cosmosvast cosmos
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
105 translations across 65 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Albanian
2 entries- gjithësi noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- kozmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Arabic
3 entries- الْكَوْن noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- فَضَاء noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- كَوْن noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Armenian
2 entries- կոսմոս noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- տիեզերք noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Belarusian
3 entries- ко́смас noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- сусве́т noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- сусьве́т noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вселе́на noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ко́смос noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Catalan
1 entries- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 太空 noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- 宇宙 noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Chukchi
3 entries- иʼиʼн noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ымӈаргынэн noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ӈаргынэн noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Cornish
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Czech
2 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- vesmír noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Danish
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Dutch
3 entries- heelal noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- wereldal noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Esperanto
1 entries- kosmo noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Estonian
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Finnish
2 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- maailmankaikkeus noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
French
1 entries- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Galician
1 entries- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Georgian
1 entries- კოსმოსი noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
German
3 entries- All noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- Kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- Weltall noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Greek
1 entries- κόσμος noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Hebrew
1 entries- קוֹסמוֹס noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Hungarian
2 entries- kozmosz noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- világegyetem noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Icelandic
1 entries- alheimur noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Ido
1 entries- kosmo noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Indonesian
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Italian
1 entries- cosmo noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Japanese
2 entries- コスモス noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- 宇宙 noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Kazakh
2 entries- ғалам noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ғарыш noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Khmer
1 entries- អវកាស noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Korean
2 entries- 우주 noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- 코스모스 noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- аалам noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- бүт дүйнө noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Lao
1 entries- ຈັກກະວານ noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Latin
1 entries- mundus noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Latvian
1 entries- kosmoss noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kosmosas noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Macedonian
2 entries- вселена noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- космос noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Malay
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Mongolian
1 entries- сансар noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Māori
1 entries- tātai tuarangi noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Old English
1 entries- gesceaft noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Persian
1 entries- کیهان noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Polish
2 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- wszechświat noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Portuguese
2 entries- cosmo noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Romanian
1 entries- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Russian
2 entries- вселе́нная noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ко́смос noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kȍsmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- svȅmīr noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- vasióna noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- васио́на noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Sicilian
2 entries- cosmu noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- còsimu noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Slovak
2 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- vesmír noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Slovene
2 entries- kozmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- vesolje noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Spanish
1 entries- cosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Swedish
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Tagalog
2 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- mayaw noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Tajik
2 entries- кайҳон noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- коинот noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Thai
1 entries- จักรวาล noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Turkish
2 entries- evren noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- kozmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Turkmen
1 entries- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Ukrainian
2 entries- все́світ noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- ко́смос noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Uyghur
2 entries- كائىنات noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- پەزا noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Uzbek
3 entries- fazo noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- koinot noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
- kosmos noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Vietnamese
1 entries- vũ trụ noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Volapük
1 entries- kosmod noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Yiddish
1 entries- קאָסמאָס noun (universe regarded as a system with harmony and order)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Cosmos is the antithesis of chaos.
Source: tatoeba (1160494)
The cosmos is all that ever was, that ever is and that ever will be.
Source: tatoeba (3433590)
We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
Source: tatoeba (3453667)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cosmos"?
Closest matches include existence, universe, all, all being, all creation.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cosmos"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.