COUPLES Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

couples 1 of 2

noun

plural of couple

as in handfuls

a small number there are only a couple of errors in the computer program

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as in pairs

two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together a couple of socks

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couples

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of couple

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio

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as in connects

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room

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Recent Examples of couples

Noun

Sleep specialists say a sleep divorce can actually be healthy when couples communicate openly and stay intentional about time together. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Nearly three-quarters of Americans, 72%, said couples should discuss finances before getting married or moving in together. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The events were meant to draw attention to the family name law requiring married couples to share a last name, known as Article 750, which has been on the books for 128 years. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Most guests and outside visitors were couples either on honeymoon, anniversary trips, or Capri stalwarts who have been regularly coming to the island for decades. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Possible Love The first film from Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong since 2018’s Burning follows two couples on opposite sides of the class spectrum who come together during the making of a documentary. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Everything couples and other travelers love about South Seas is right here, but just a little more relaxed. — South Seas Island Resort, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 From small guest lists to Las Vegas ceremonies, here are celebrity couples who eloped. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Deadline understands that the couples, living together in a house, Big Brother-style, must try and figure out who is in a relationship, while keeping their own romantic entanglements secret in order to win. — Peter White, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won. — John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026 Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026 McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 The seven Harry Potter books are canon; fan fiction that couples Hermione and Malfoy is not. — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 The first, is to use large-scale solar energy as in the form of agrivoltaics that couples large scale solar farms with an increase in agricultural products. — Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Boston Dynamics couples perception (IMUs, cameras, possibly LiDAR) with these controllers to enable rapid reflexive responses. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025 Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint. — Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021

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Noun

Her supporters flooded the comments section on handfuls of posts from TikTok to Instagram.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Not only would the ’70s see a precipitous rise of in the number of Hollywood sequels, but any film that managed to cut through the zeitgeist gave birth to handfuls of quick, formulaic, often cheaply made, copycats.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of handfuls

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All-wing approach The Z4 replaces much of the traditional tube-and-wing layout with a broad airframe that combines the fuselage and lifting surfaces.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Part ballerina, part pump, the style combines the gamine energy of your favorite flats with the limb-elongating power of a classic heel.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of combines

Verb

The property celebrates nature, with biophilic design that effortlessly connects guests with the sand, sea, and sky outside; fittingly, the signature experiences at Patina Maldives are rooted in communion with nature as well.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The new solution connects with existing legal software such as iManage, NetDocuments, Docusign, and many others.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of connects

Verb

La Rosa Noir fuses elements of surf, post-punk, new wave and Latin rhythms to forge a unique sound.

— John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Jonathan Demme’s legendary film fuses crime procedural and horror elements to deliver one of the most purely entertaining movies of the last 40 years.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fuses

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Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.

— Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

Definition of strings

Verb

The integration links creators in Korea and Japan directly to the company’s global development, production and technology teams.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
In addition to asking whether the benefit should be restricted to rural districts, the agency links E-Rate to present-day concerns over screen time.

— Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of links

Verb

Fiber-rich whole foods provide vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other plant compounds that candy generally lacks.

— Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026
Pregnancy already places extraordinary demands on the body, and extreme heat compounds them — piling on dehydration, heat stress, skin infections and breathlessness at precisely the moment a body has the least margin to spare.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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