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 radiant setting is especially attractive to affluent couples from across Asia as well as the US, Australia, and Europe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Tokyo’s metropolitan government launched its own dating app in 2024, and by June 2026, 265 couples had married through the service, according to Global Dating Insights. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Elderly couples surrounded us in somber ceremony, each of them in seats clustered close to one another, some holding hands, their fingers dusted in crumb cake. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The discrepancy in air time is a pain point West Coast viewers who are easily spoiled on social media about how couples fared. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

An injury can change what feels comfortable fairly quickly, and couples may discover that sharing a bed does not mean sharing the same idea of comfort. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Next week is all about Mariah Carey, so the couples will perform a variety of the pop superstar’s biggest hits. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

These will continue to be the entry point for most couples, and the evidence supports them. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Before couples give up and split into separate rooms, a growing lineup of snoring solutions is trying to keep both people in the same bed and both people actually asleep. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Eliminating the burn zone WJGL technology is a precision manufacturing method that couples a high-power laser inside a microscopic, 50-micrometer stream of high-pressure water surrounded by protective shielding gas. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

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

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