Synonyms of coupling

coupling 1 of 2

noun

ˈkə-pliŋ 

1

as in junction

a place where two or more things are united

the coupling between two train cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junction
• intersection
• joining
• connection
• joint
• join
• juncture
• confluence
• interconnection
• jointure
• link
• tie
• attachment
• nexus
• articulation
• suture
• abutment
• seam
• union
• meeting
• concourse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separation
• gap
• crack
• fissure
• rift
• cleft
• crevice

2

as in unification

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

credited with the coupling of several existing ideas into a single thesis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unification
• merging
• merger
• connecting
• consolidation
• combining
• combination
• connection
• linking
• amalgamation
• union
• synthesis
• junction
• mixture
• blend
• fusion
• mix
• reunification
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• intermingling
• compounding
• commingling
• reunion
• intermixture
• mingling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split
• dissolution
• division
• breakup
• partition
• disconnection
• parting
• schism
• separation
• detachment
• scission
• disunion
• severance
• divorcement

3

as in sex

sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis

the zoo announced that the giant pandas' most recent coupling was successful and that a cub was expected in March

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sex
• mating
• relations
• intercourse
• copulation
• sexuality
• sex act
• coitus
• making love
• sexual relations
• sexual intercourse
• lovemaking
• coition
• commerce
• breeding
• copulating
• getting it on
• fornication
• congress
• safe sex
• carnality
• insemination
• dalliance
• hanky-panky
• whoopee

coupling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of couple

1

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit

at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combining
• connecting
• fusing
• uniting
• joining
• unifying
• linking (up)
• conjoining
• conjugating
• marrying
• coalescing
• mating
• associating
• interfusing
• yoking
• splicing
• allying
• compounding
• clustering
• chaining
• reconnecting
• reuniting
• assembling
• hooking
• confederating
• recombining
• rejoining
• hitching
• convening
• leaguing
• constellating
• meeting
• gathering
• congregating
• reunifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splitting
• separating
• severing
• parting
• sectioning
• dividing
• breaking up
• isolating
• uncoupling
• resolving
• disconnecting
• detaching
• divorcing
• dissociating
• sundering
• fractionating
• unlinking
• dissevering
• scattering
• dispersing
• disjoining
• disuniting
• disjointing
• disbanding
• unyoking
• disaffiliating

2

as in connecting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connecting
• integrating
• interconnecting
• linking
• combining
• stringing
• yoking
• interlinking
• chaining
• compounding
• hooking
• conjugating
• concatenating
• interlocking
• joining
• catenating
• hitching
• intermeshing
• welding
• wiring
• dovetailing
• articulating
• fusing
• cording
• cementing
• coalescing
• uniting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncoupling
• disconnecting
• separating
• splitting
• unhitching
• dividing
• detaching
• disengaging
• parting
• disjoining
• unlinking
• disuniting
• disjointing
• severing
• dissevering
• unchaining
• unyoking
• cleaving
• rupturing
• sundering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coupling

Noun

Their coupling came months after Plaza’s estranged husband Jeff Baena died by suicide in January 2025. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

That curve, cost per feature rising as coupling accumulates, used to be drawn by human hands over years. — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

While some fans may criticize the pair for potentially torpedoing their own games by coupling up so early, Chen Moonves is not one of them. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Instead of directly electrically connecting the bottom of the dies to the substrate, the team tested an inductive coupling transceiver system. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026