Synonyms of coped

coped

verb

past tense of cope

as in did

to meet one's day-to-day needs

a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• did
• managed
• survived
• fared
• shifted
• made shift
• afforded
• got by
• made do
• got on
• got along
• made out
• made ends meet
• fended for oneself
• scrounged
• contrived
• carried on
• lasted
• scraped (by or through)
• eked out
• scraped (out)
• squeezed
• wrung
• swung
• wrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• collapsed
• fell short
• declined
• floundered
• slumped
• waned
• fizzled
• gave up
• petered (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coped

Adam has always coped with the world by drawing—his artwork on yellow legal pads and sticky notes illustrates the novel—but now there’s a new girl in school who’s praised for her artwork, and Adam feels his identity as an artist slipping away. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

The countries that coped best were not always those with the most energy resources. — Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Kaia recently opened up about how her family coped with her brother’s addiction struggles in a Vogue interview. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026

More recently, consumers have coped with higher gasoline prices and shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks that knocked out refineries. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

For one thing, millennials have coped with a lot of instability and uncertainty in their formative years. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Once out and about, moonwalkers coped with very fine, tiny particles composed of sharp, glassy material. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

She’s coped in life by using other people to take care of her in many different ways. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Belgium’s midfield coped despite playing without both Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans, who was lost to injury in pregame warm-ups. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 July 2026