Synonyms for couple
ˈkʌp əlcou·ple

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1. couplenoun

   To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

   Synonyms:
   few, handful

2. couplenoun

   Synonyms:
   pair, brace

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1. coupleverb

   Synonyms:
   bracket, link, conjoin, unite, splice, buckle, button, clasp, pair, yoke, connect, tie, brace

   Antonyms:
   loose, part, isolate, separate, detach, divorce, uncouple, unclasp, untie

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1. couple, twosome, duo, duetnoun

   a pair who associate with one another

   "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"

   Synonyms:
   pas de deux, duad, duette, yoke, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, brace, twain, span, duo, distich

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

2. couple, mates, matchnoun

   a pair of people who live together

   "a married couple from Chicago"

   Synonyms:
   lucifer, duad, equal, yoke, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, friction match, couplet, match, mates, brace, mate, compeer, twain, peer, span, catch, duo, distich

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

3. couplenoun

   a small indefinite number

   "he's coming for a couple of days"

   Synonyms:
   duo, span, twosome, mates, couplet, distich, duad, duet, dyad, pair, match, yoke, brace, twain

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

4. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

   two items of the same kind

   Synonyms:
   pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, span, duo, distich

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

5. coupleverb

   (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

   Synonyms:
   duo, span, twosome, mates, couplet, distich, duad, duet, dyad, pair, match, yoke, brace, twain

   Antonyms:
   uncouple, decouple

6. match, mate, couple, pair, twinverb

   bring two objects, ideas, or people together

   "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

   Synonyms:
   fit, parallel, match, play off, touch, duplicate, gibe, equate, copulate, pair, couple on, checkmate, meet, agree, partner off, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, geminate, mate, pair off, correspond, equalise, couple up, oppose, twin, jibe

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

7. couple, couple on, couple upverb

   link together

   "can we couple these proposals?"

   Synonyms:
   partner off, pair, twin, couple on, copulate, couple up, match, mate, pair off

   Antonyms:
   uncouple, decouple

8. pair, pair off, partner off, coupleverb

   form a pair or pairs

   "The two old friends paired off"

   Synonyms:
   partner off, pair, twin, couple on, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off, couple up

   Antonyms:
   decouple, uncouple

9. copulate, mate, pair, coupleverb

   engage in sexual intercourse

   "Birds mate in the Spring"

   Synonyms:
   partner off, pair, checkmate, twin, couple on, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off, couple up

   Antonyms:
   uncouple, decouple

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1. couplenoun

   Synonyms:
   brace, pair, two (of the same kind)

2. couplenoun

   Synonyms:
   man and wife

3. coupleverb

   Synonyms:
   join, conjoin, connect, unite, pair, link together

4. coupleverb

   Synonyms:
   marry, wed

5. coupleverb

   Synonyms:
   unite, pair

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1. couplenoun

   Synonyms:
   two, pair, brace, span, couplet, team

2. coupleverb

   Synonyms:
   join, link, connect, copulate

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1. List of paraphrases for "couple":

   torque, pair, two, few, pairs, partner, couples, marriage

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1. Chief Executive Peter Coleman:

   We're in a great situation here at Woodside with our balance sheet and the activities in front of us to put some real distance between ourselves and our peers over the next couple of years.

2. Jonathan Howard:

   The last couple times I got in touch with him, even in his 90s, he was always happy to take the call and consider something, he was really one of the true gentlemen in this business and was working steadily for 50 years or more. A sad, sad loss. But he had a really long, great life.

3. Jennifer Korn:

   One of the biggest challenges is, do I leave my career or do I leave my husband ? at different points of my career, I have left my career. A couple times, me and my husband have lived apart, at one point three years apart while he was on back-to-back deployments. It's very difficult if you have to choose.

4. Jay Haas:

   I think ultimately being No. 12 on the list, it was hard to pass him up initially, and then certainly his last couple events, BMW finishing fourth I think and sixth at The Tour Championship, I think that pretty much answered any questions there.

5. Webb Simpson:

   Everything was working today. Putts that I'm just trying to get close are going in. I just rode the momentum, it's rare as a golfer that everything's working well. I didn't know anything about a course record. I've broken 60 a couple of times so I'm thinking about it a little bit.