COPING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

coping

verb

Definition of coping

present participle of cope

as in doing

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 coping Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes. — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 Quarterback Jayden Maiava and a receivers group coping with injuries will need to keep USC’s offense composed amid the hostile crowd. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Alan Alda is sharing his surprising method of coping with Parkinson’s. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Kawhi Leonard taught him about body management and coping with expectations. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 But with credit-card interest rates now as high as 28 percent, a short-term coping strategy can quickly become a long-term financial crisis, as interest rates climb and interest costs grow. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 With phones, keys, multi-tools, flashlights, water bottles and charging cables, the modern trouser and jacket pocket has a tough job coping. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 The band has spent hours in interviews explaining their comeback story, finding Armstrong (and new drummer Colin Brittain), and coping with the loss of Bennington. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026 In the months following her death, Short has opened up about how his family is coping with the devastating loss. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coping

Verb

While this is a step in the right direction, Illinois needs to take a more proactive approach to lower the cost of doing business and keep the top industry in Illinois competitive.

— Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
What are polling firms doing to address the threat of partisan nonresponse?

— Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

As these agents take on more responsibility, measuring and optimising their output becomes just as important as managing a human team.

— Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
An investment advisor representative, or IAR, is an individual who works at an RIA, managing portfolios and offering investment advice.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of managing

Verb

The Chicago archdiocese recognized Rubey's work this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched lethal injection that left her with serious medical complications, her attorneys announced.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026