Synonyms of copes

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

• shrouds
• cloaks
• veils
• blankets
• palls
• masks
• wraps
• robes
• covers
• curtains
• hoods
• mantles
• coverings
• covertures
• shields
• screens
• penumbrae
• cover-ups
• faces
• disguises
• blinds
• Trojan horses
• camouflages
• facades
• fig leafs
• varnishes
• glosses
• Potemkin villages
• veneers
• concealers

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

• does
• manages
• survives
• fares
• shifts
• affords
• gets along
• makes do
• makes out
• gets by
• makes shift
• gets on
• makes ends meet
• fends for oneself
• contrives
• scrounges
• scrapes (by or through)
• carries on
• lasts
• ekes out
• squeezes
• wrings
• scrapes (out)
• wrests
• swings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• collapses
• falls short
• declines
• flounders
• slumps
• wanes
• fizzles
• peters (out)
• gives up

Example Sentences

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