Synonyms of coping

coping

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doing
• managing
• surviving
• faring
• shifting
• getting along
• making ends meet
• getting on
• affording
• getting by
• making do
• making out
• making shift
• scrounging
• fending for oneself
• contriving
• carrying on
• scraping (by or through)
• lasting
• scraping (out)
• squeezing
• eking out
• swinging
• wringing
• wresting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• collapsing
• floundering
• declining
• falling short
• slumping
• waning
• fizzling
• giving up
• petering (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coping

Humor is also one of the best, least self-destructive coping mechanisms for pain and depression…not to get too serious. — Lisa Hanawalt, The New York Review of Books, 15 Aug. 2026

The substance here is in the film’s pointed observation of their various coping strategies, blind spots and small, satisfying moments of release. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

There isn’t much kept in the locker room in today’s WNBA, or any sports league, and leagues are coping with the repercussions of those public discussions. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

While the family has been coping with heartbreak, Price said one moment of comfort was getting a letter from World Vision that Schowengerdt’s organ donation helped save the vision of two people. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Children who become victims of crime often interact with police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, victim advocates, medical professionals, and the courts while coping with fear, uncertainty, and trauma. — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Shortly after Campillo began lobbying for the restrooms to reopen, the mayor sent him a memo on July 24 saying San Diego needs to save every penny for new expenses on the horizon, such as coping with winter El Niño storms. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

At this moment, complete inertia, helplessness, or escape seemed to be the only ways to react, but Zionism offered a strategy for coping with the changing circumstances, a strategy that had begun with Theodor Herzl. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Silverstein noted that unmanaged stress can contribute to conditions such as depression, heart disease, asthma and sleep problems, which is why teaching kids healthy coping tools early matters. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026