/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of james cook Find synonyms for: Noun1. Cook, James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cookusage: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language