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

The Earth system is modeled in pieces (atmosphere, ocean, ice, land), which simplifies away the signals that live in the coupling between them. — Celine Herweijer, Time, 15 July 2026

The pair have been linked since early 2026, with rumors of their coupling kicking into overdrive after they were seen together at the Super Bowl in February. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Verb

In the first three weeks of the experience, each couple splits, with each person coupling up with someone new. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

But the umpires confirmed the home run, coupling Adell with Canseco in numerous social media posts. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026