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coupling

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of coupling

1 a place where two or more things are united

  • the coupling between two train cars
Synonyms of coupling

connection, join, joining, joint, jointure, junction, juncture
Words Related to coupling

link, nexus, tie

interconnection, intersection

abutment, articulation, attachment

seam, suture

concourse, confluence, meeting

union
Near Antonyms of coupling

cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, rift, separation

2 the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

  • credited with the coupling of several existing ideas into a single thesis
Synonyms of coupling

combination, combining, connecting, connection, consolidation, junction, linking, merger, merging, unification, union
Words Related to coupling

agglomeration, amalgamation, blend, coalescence, commingling, compounding, fusion, intermingling, intermixture, mingling, mix, mixture, synthesis

reunification, reunion
Near Antonyms of coupling

detachment, divorcement, separation, severance
Antonyms of coupling

breakup, disconnection, dissolution, disunion, division, parting, partition, schism, scission, split

3 sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis

  • the zoo announced that the giant pandas' most recent coupling was successful and that a cub was expected in March
Synonyms of coupling

coition, coitus, commerce, congress, copulating, copulation, intercourse, lovemaking, mating, relations, sex, sex act, sexual intercourse, sexual relations
Words Related to coupling

fornication

safe sex

carnality, sexuality

breeding, insemination

dalliance, hanky-panky, whoopee
Phrases Synonymous with coupling

getting it on, making love

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