Synonyms of couples

couples 1 of 2

noun

plural of couple

1

as in handfuls

a small number

there are only a couple of errors in the computer program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handfuls
• fews
• scatters
• minorities
• smatters
• scatterings
• smatterings
• sprinkles
• sprinklings
• molecules
• atoms
• fragments
• particles
• grains
• shreds
• jots
• whits
• iotas
• modicums
• scraps
• crumbs
• tittles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• many
• thousands
• loads
• multitudes
• armies
• flocks
• hosts
• mountains
• crowds
• hordes
• legions
• zillions
• scads
• oodles
• majorities
• gazillions
• jillions
• kazillions
• excesses
• lots
• surpluses
• masses
• quantities
• abundances
• deals
• mosts
• rafts
• piles
• heaps
• pots
• stacks
• reams
• wads
• pecks
• gobs
• plenties
• much
• wealths
• plenitudes
• slews
• profusions
• slathers

2

as in pairs

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

a couple of socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pairs
• duos
• partnerships
• twosomes
• couplets
• companions
• dyads
• teams
• braces
• twins
• spans
• halves
• peers
• coordinates
• yokes
• equivalents
• mates
• counterparts
• equals
• fellows
• complements
• matches
• doublets
• rivals
• parallels
• likes

couples

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of couple

1

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combines
• fuses
• connects
• unites
• associates
• mates
• links (up)
• joins
• marries
• conjugates
• allies
• unifies
• coalesces
• conjoins
• interfuses
• compounds
• chains
• yokes
• leagues
• clusters
• splices
• confederates
• reunites
• convenes
• reconnects
• recombines
• hitches
• constellates
• hooks
• meets
• assembles
• rejoins
• congregates
• gathers
• reunifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sections
• parts
• splits
• separates
• severs
• divorces
• sunders
• breaks up
• isolates
• uncouples
• divides
• resolves
• disconnects
• dissevers
• dissociates
• detaches
• unlinks
• disaffiliates
• fractionates
• scatters
• disunites
• disjoins
• disperses
• disjoints
• unyokes
• disbands

2

as in connects

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

• connects
• strings
• links
• compounds
• interconnects
• chains
• integrates
• combines
• yokes
• conjugates
• catenates
• hooks
• interlinks
• concatenates
• joins
• hitches
• wires
• interlocks
• dovetails
• intermeshes
• fuses
• cords
• welds
• articulates
• unites
• cements
• coalesces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncouples
• disconnects
• separates
• parts
• splits
• disjoins
• divides
• dissevers
• disengages
• disunites
• unhitches
• detaches
• disjoints
• unlinks
• unyokes
• unchains
• severs
• sunders
• ruptures
• cleaves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couples

Noun

The Kissingers were also among the most visible couples in New York City, their principal residence, attending museum openings, fashion shows by Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, and charity fundraisers. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

World-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, John Gottman has conducted 50 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

The healthiest couples don’t choose between caring for themselves and caring for each other. — Joshua Coleman, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Some celebrity couples decided to give love a second chance after calling it quits. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

The couples worked together through The Royal Foundation and delighted the public whenever the princes and their partners stepped out together. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The joint move more or less disproves that, but that kind of reporting is pretty much on par with all celebrity couples. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026

What other sleep solutions can help couples stay in the same bed? — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Jump ahead to summer 2027, however, and couples are asked to shell out £3,258 a week, equivalent to $4,410. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won. — John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026

Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026

McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026

As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

The seven Harry Potter books are canon; fan fiction that couples Hermione and Malfoy is not. — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

The first, is to use large-scale solar energy as in the form of agrivoltaics that couples large scale solar farms with an increase in agricultural products. — Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Boston Dynamics couples perception (IMUs, cameras, possibly LiDAR) with these controllers to enable rapid reflexive responses. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025

Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint. — Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021