Synonyms of couches

couches 1 of 2

noun

plural of couch

as in sofas

a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters

find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sofas
• lounges
• settees
• divans
• chesterfields
• benches
• squabs
• davenports
• daybeds
• love seats
• loungers
• ottomans
• tête-à-têtes
• banquettes
• studio couches
• sofa beds
• recamiers

couches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of couch

1

as in clothes

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• says
• words
• expresses
• states
• phrases
• articulates
• puts
• formulates
• describes
• crafts
• intimates
• implies
• hints
• frames
• translates
• summarizes
• paraphrases
• suggests
• discloses
• speaks
• insinuates
• restates
• tells
• renders
• utters
• rephrases
• rewords
• verbalizes
• talks
• communicates
• vocalizes
• writes up

2

as in crouches

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouches
• huddles
• squats
• hunches
• hunkers (down)
• scrunches
• curls up
• squinches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couches

Noun

For over a year, 50 women slept on bunk beds in an area that’s now a computer/community room decorated with mid-century modern couches and chairs. — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

After checking in at this beautiful boutique hotel myself, I was impressed by the spacious rooms accented by velvet couches, bathrooms equipped with large showers and clawfoot tubs, the all-day restaurant, Kingswood, and the speakeasy, Nightbird. — Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

In the back is a lounge space with several vintage couches where customers can sit and read. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

At the palatial Grand Hotel Tremezzo, the lake's true grande dame, owner Valentina De Santis ensures her couches, pillows, and more are upholstered by Rubelli. — Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Recently, my dad discovered these non-slip couch covers that protect the upholstery on their couches from dirty paws. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Goodbye Blue Monday tips more cozy and eclectic, with comfy couches, vintage lamps, and bulletin boards full of fliers. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026

From the theorist’s vantage, the narrator’s couches will always be placating. — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state. — Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025