Synonyms of couple

couple 1 of 2

noun

ˈkə-pəl 

1

as in handful

a small number

there are only a couple of errors in the computer program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handful
• few
• smattering
• scatter
• scattering
• sprinkling
• sprinkle
• smatter
• minority
• molecule
• fragment
• modicum
• jot
• shred
• atom
• whit
• grain
• particle
• iota
• tittle
• scrap
• crumb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• many
• thousands
• loads
• most
• multitude
• host
• army
• crowd
• mountain
• majority
• flock
• horde
• legion
• zillion
• gazillion
• plenty
• scads
• jillion
• kazillion
• oodles
• surplus
• excess
• lot
• abundance
• slew
• quantity
• deal
• pile
• raft
• stack
• wealth
• pot
• mass
• reams
• heap
• profusion
• wad
• plenitude
• peck
• gobs
• much
• slather

2

as in pair

two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together

a couple of socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pair
• duo
• twain
• partnership
• couplet
• twosome
• companion
• brace
• team
• dyad
• half
• twin
• span
• yoke
• equivalent
• coordinate
• fellow
• complement
• parallel
• counterpart
• mate
• doublet
• match
• peer
• rival
• like
• equal

couple

2 of 2

verb

ˈkə-pəl 

1

as in to combine

to come together to form a single unit

at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combine
• fuse
• connect
• unite
• marry
• join
• unify
• coalesce
• associate
• mate
• link (up)
• conjugate
• conjoin
• interfuse
• confederate
• league
• ally
• yoke
• reunite
• compound
• reconnect
• splice
• convene
• cluster
• assemble
• chain
• gather
• congregate
• meet
• hitch
• recombine
• rejoin
• hook
• constellate
• reunify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• section
• separate
• split
• part
• sever
• break up
• uncouple
• resolve
• divorce
• isolate
• divide
• detach
• disconnect
• dissociate
• sunder
• dissever
• fractionate
• unlink
• scatter
• disperse
• disband
• disaffiliate
• disunite
• disjoint
• unyoke
• disjoin

2

as in to connect

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connect
• integrate
• string
• combine
• link
• compound
• chain
• interconnect
• yoke
• hook
• join
• hitch
• concatenate
• conjugate
• interlink
• dovetail
• catenate
• wire
• articulate
• cord
• weld
• interlock
• fuse
• intermesh
• cement
• coalesce
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separate
• uncouple
• disconnect
• split
• part
• divide
• unhitch
• detach
• disunite
• disengage
• sever
• dissever
• disjoint
• unlink
• unchain
• cleave
• disjoin
• rupture
• unyoke
• sunder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couple

Noun

In the morning, stylish couples from Tokyo were arriving for a ski weekend in late May. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The couple met on a dating app in 2018, and the couple got serious fast. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

Given the chance to couple up and return to the villa, the major twist became a top moment of the season. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 22 July 2026

While some fans may criticize the pair for potentially torpedoing their own games by coupling up so early, Chen Moonves is not one of them. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026