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

The now married couple, who tied the knot in 2018, share 10 kids between them—including two, Wright’s daughter and Alder’s son, who began dating soon after their parents’ wedding and are now married. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Harris Drover and Troy Barrett are the central couple in Role Model, the fifth book in Reid’s bestselling Game Changer series, which is being used as source material for Season 2 alongside the Ilya and Shane follow-up book, The Long Game. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

After Terry entered the villa earlier in the season as a bombshell, alongside Caleb McDaniel and Sol Mýa, she initially got coupled up with Gabriel Vasconcelos due to a fan vote. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026