as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
1
as in to say
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of couch
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
For the millions whose stadium is a couch and a crowded coffee table, Goldbelly delivers an at‑home rendering of a fan zone.
—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The initiative, whose other official name is the Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative (Sustainability Initiative), is couched in the language of environmentalism.
—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for couch
Noun
Lisa Muellman, originally from Evergreen Park, said her apartment in Justice was the first place of her own after couch surfing for years.
—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
For the millions whose stadium is a couch and a crowded coffee table, Goldbelly delivers an at‑home rendering of a fan zone.
—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.
—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The initiative, whose other official name is the Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative (Sustainability Initiative), is couched in the language of environmentalism.
—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for couch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
-
The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
-
Stationing a comfy sofa or a couple of conversation chairs around this coffee table creates a cozy hangout spot when guests come over.
Verb
-
DeKalb County's housing chief, Alan Ferguson, said this is an example of an affordable senior apartment project.
-
The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
Verb
-
The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog.
-
The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers.
Verb
-
Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
-
The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family.
Verb
-
Mary Bis, senior director of emergency management for Amtrak, told a group of passengers huddled inside the gym of Northwestern High School that the crash was under federal investigation.
-
In downtown Caracas, hundreds of people spent the night huddled in parks, parking lots and other open spaces.
Verb
-
In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
-
That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
Verb
-
The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
-
One onboarding step was phrased so oddly that two teams interpreted it in opposite ways.
Verb
-
But the way that it's worded in this framework agreement suggested that the United States would be investing in the fund.
-
In announcing the potential out-of-state move, the NFL franchise carefully worded its language to allow for a different outcome.
Cite this Entry
“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
