Synonyms of cope

cope 1 of 2

noun

as in veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veil
• shroud
• cloak
• wraps
• blanket
• mask
• covering
• pall
• cover
• hood
• mantle
• curtain
• robe
• shield
• coverture
• cover-up
• blind
• screen
• penumbra
• disguise
• face
• camouflage
• fig leaf
• Trojan horse
• facade
• varnish
• veneer
• Potemkin village
• concealer
• gloss

cope

2 of 2

verb

ˈkōp 

as in to manage

to meet one's day-to-day needs

a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manage
• do
• survive
• afford
• fare
• get by
• get along
• get on
• shift
• make ends meet
• make do
• make out
• make shift
• fend for oneself
• contrive
• scrounge
• carry on
• eke out
• scrape (by or through)
• last
• squeeze
• wring
• scrape (out)
• wrest
• swing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• collapse
• fall short
• decline
• flounder
• slump
• wane
• fizzle
• give up
• peter (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cope

Noun

The short view is another cope. —Sam Lipsyte, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025

The Ukrainian Mavic drone spotted with an aerial cope cage has a payload of just a few hundred grams. —David Axe, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Verb

The pressure was easy enough to manage, because for him, being a professional athlete was all about understanding how to cope with pressure. —Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026

In order to cope with this, European institutions have decided to encourage (and impose) collaborations between the film industry and the television industry, requiring broadcasters to finance films and to ensure visibility to European products. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026

Phrases Containing cope

• cope (with)