COPES Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

copes 1 of 2

noun

plural of cope

as in shrouds

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

copes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cope

as in does

to meet one's day-to-day needs a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of copes

Verb

The story centers on the families left behind, tracing how a mother copes with her daughter’s absence. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 Gemini copes through logic and distraction, while Pisces feels everything at once. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Meanwhile, Annie as played by Tess Barthélémy copes in two ways with being surrounded by caricaturish oppressors. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 Another interesting storyline will be how El Hadji Malick Diouf copes with Saka’s attacking threat down the Arsenal right. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 May 2026 New secrets about the city’s origins arise, and the social structure struggles as the bunker copes with fallout from last season. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026 How a canine copes with the holidays will depend on their personality, but owners should consider using a crate, blocking access to certain rooms, or keeping them on a leash. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 The 10-2 vote in favor of the easier policy came as the Fed copes with an absence of timely economic data due to the four-week-old government shutdown. — Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copes

Noun

Swappable kiltie lace shrouds offer the choice of the same three flavors, as does an assortment of laces that adds a chocolate chip-like pattern as a forth option.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The novel invites and shrouds and protects, then presses on him for years in recollection, worrying the edges of imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrouds

Verb

This means Voraotsady’s husband, Ash Jones — who also does the bookkeeping — does the grocery shopping on Sunday mornings.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Frank McCourt bought the team before the 2004 season and brought in his own people, as a new owner often does.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of does

Verb

That capacity will be needed as Britain manages several submarine programs at the same time.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Andra Bennett, a spokesperson for the city’s public events department, which manages the convention center, said the demolition of the center’s arena is the next phase in a project that has spanned two decades.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of manages

Verb

The answers say more about long-term viability than any success rate, because the system that survives at scale isn’t the one that fails least, but the one that fails best.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Because colonial powers have always feared the child who survives its violence and continues to imagine a sky beyond its rule.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

Noun

On the third floor lounge, plush furry blankets reminiscent of Greenland's ubiquitous sealskin clothing make the space cozy, though everything feels polished and put together.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Robinson said the blankets leave the neck exposed, letting a significant amount of heat escape.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of blankets

Verb

As the actor who originated the role, Johnson fares a bit better as Maui, smirking and preening and repeatedly tossing Moana off her own boat in attempts to commandeer it for himself.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
All of them are inheriting relatively stable situations at quarterback compared to some of last year’s first-timers, but innumerable factors will impact how each of them fares this season.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026