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cope

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cope

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night

Synonyms of cope

blanket, cloak, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

Words Related to cope

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

cope

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs

a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Synonyms of cope

do, fare, get along, get by, get on, make out, manage, shift

Words Related to cope

carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge

eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring

Phrases Synonymous with cope

fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift

Near Antonyms of cope

collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder

decline, peter (out), slump, wane

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