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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

gloss, varnish

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

last, survive

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

afford, swing
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

give up

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