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

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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

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Recent Examples of copes

Verb

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copes

Noun

The secrecy mandate in state law shrouds more than just the financial details of a project.

— Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026
Like the men, the women all wore overalls, shapeless shrouds of dark denim.

— Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of shrouds

Verb

So does Frédéric Fontang, who coaches Jiří Lehečka, and Michael Russell, who coaches Taylor Fritz, and Jamie Delgado, who coaches Grigor Dimitrov.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of does

Verb

Moore breathes life into Mona, but manages to intertwine a sense of entitlement that nods to her former life as traditional housewife.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Benkert manages dozens of properties in Kauai and has boarded up two houses on the western side of the island.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of manages

Noun

Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.

— Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
With diagnostic precision, shifting baseline syndrome puts a name on something that most of us have experienced—the ways in which the fog of forgetting veils experience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of veils

Verb

Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
The wires are long gone, but wire house survives as a term for a large brokerage firm with a national network of offices.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

Noun

Summer is finally nearing its end, though the high temperatures linger, making any thought of hot chocolate and curling up in blankets on the couch dangerous.

— Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Built for polar exploration, this vessel features a cozy alpine-meets-the-sea vibe, with faux-fur pillows, plush blankets for staying warm and three fireplaces with dancing water vapor flames.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 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