Synonyms of couplets

couplets

noun

plural of couplet

as in pairs

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

a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couplets

On Linda’s Head, the second album from the shoegaze power trio Helen, Harris delivers some of the most succinct and percussive couplets of her career. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

The couplets exist because from October through April, the water stays layered and still as the dark materials accumulate. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026

Sharon had submitted a dozen couplets about the virtues of stay-at-home motherhood, as well as a rhyming list of reasons to believe in God. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Either way, these couplets start to reveal just how curious this poem is. — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

As a young child Allen began writing and singing songs while riding in the car with her mother, who taught her about rhyming couplets. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026

Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026

And so Andrea had just sort of like collected a couple of pages of couplets, a few stanzas. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026

The title track off his second full-length, The Melancholy Season, pairs a deceptively tricky piano riff and solo with some devastating couplets. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025