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

The inside was bathed in natural light, with clean wood floors and comfortable brown leather couches. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Tremors, The Dive Bar The roomy, dark dive bar with its double doors covered in stickers had comfy couches, a foosball table, Star Wars Lego sets and an arcade game. — Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The space includes a central entry room and two banquet rooms with surviving mosaic floors and raised platforms that once held dining couches. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Some thrift stores may accept oversized furniture like executive desks, entertainment centers, and armoires, as well as upholstered pieces like couches and sectionals. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

The hotel’s second-floor reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach, a pool table that is perpetually in play, and couches for gathering over morning coffee and evening sips. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Amenities and experiences The hotel’s main attraction is its rooftop pool and lounge, which, though a bit small, is nicely outfitted with couches, high top tables and wicker chairs and offers views of surrounding skyscrapers and Biscayne Bay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Storage bays beneath the bus held larger items, including extra clothes, strollers, kitchen equipment and backup food supplies that wouldn’t fit in the drawers beneath the couches. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Review our top choices for couches, sheets, and bath towels, too. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 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