COPES Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

copes 1 of 2

noun

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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

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copes

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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

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Recent Examples of copes

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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott). —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 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 Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way. —

Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025 Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025 Aubrey Plaza has opened up in a safe space with her friend and fellow Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler, as the actress copes with ongoing grief following her husband Jeff Baena's death at age 47 in January. —

EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copes

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Many of its songs crystallize around samples of choirs singing, their soft syllables dissolving beneath heavy shrouds of reverb.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
The glacier – now wrapped in vast white shrouds in a desperate attempt to slow its melting – emerges as both subject and body, altar and loss.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026