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

In its current form, the bill calls for doubling the capital gains tax exemption from $250,000 for single filers to $500,000 and from $500,000 for married couples to $1 million. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

Tuesday’s episode saw a surprise elimination and the field narrowed to six couples. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

The comedy followed two young couples and their contrasting views on parenting, per the show’s official description. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

By the finale, John and Sarah were among the two couples who made it to their wedding day. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2026

Two people sharing a bed can choose their own comfort settings, which reduces the need for couples to compromise on sleep comfort. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026

Attorneys say living trusts help couples avoid the potentially expensive and public probate process when one spouse dies. — Hayley Cuccinello,robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

For married couples filing jointly (both Jokić and Bryant are reportedly married), that rate applies in 2027 to taxable income above $793,650. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Although other high-profile couples often face breakup rumors, the ones about the Trumps seem to be persistent. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026

Verb

Via Plinio, 32 Luca Marcellin’s 26-seat cocktail bar couples the conviviality of a neighborhood place with the intrigue of a speakeasy. — Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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