Synonyms of couple

couple 1 of 2

noun

ˈkə-pəl 

1

as in handful

a small number

there are only a couple of errors in the computer program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handful
• few
• smattering
• scatter
• scattering
• sprinkling
• sprinkle
• smatter
• minority
• molecule
• fragment
• modicum
• jot
• shred
• atom
• whit
• grain
• particle
• iota
• tittle
• scrap
• crumb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• many
• thousands
• loads
• most
• multitude
• host
• army
• crowd
• mountain
• majority
• flock
• horde
• legion
• zillion
• gazillion
• plenty
• scads
• jillion
• kazillion
• oodles
• surplus
• excess
• lot
• abundance
• slew
• quantity
• deal
• pile
• raft
• stack
• wealth
• pot
• mass
• reams
• heap
• profusion
• wad
• plenitude
• peck
• gobs
• much
• slather

2

as in pair

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

a couple of socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pair
• duo
• twain
• partnership
• couplet
• twosome
• companion
• brace
• team
• dyad
• half
• twin
• span
• yoke
• equivalent
• coordinate
• fellow
• complement
• parallel
• counterpart
• mate
• doublet
• match
• peer
• rival
• like
• equal

couple

2 of 2

verb

ˈkə-pəl 

1

as in to combine

to come together to form a single unit

at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combine
• fuse
• connect
• unite
• marry
• join
• unify
• coalesce
• associate
• mate
• link (up)
• conjugate
• conjoin
• interfuse
• confederate
• league
• ally
• yoke
• reunite
• compound
• reconnect
• splice
• convene
• cluster
• assemble
• chain
• gather
• congregate
• meet
• hitch
• recombine
• rejoin
• hook
• constellate
• reunify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• section
• separate
• split
• part
• sever
• break up
• uncouple
• resolve
• divorce
• isolate
• divide
• detach
• disconnect
• dissociate
• sunder
• dissever
• fractionate
• unlink
• scatter
• disperse
• disband
• disaffiliate
• disunite
• disjoint
• unyoke
• disjoin

2

as in to connect

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

• connect
• integrate
• string
• combine
• link
• compound
• chain
• interconnect
• yoke
• hook
• join
• hitch
• concatenate
• conjugate
• interlink
• dovetail
• catenate
• wire
• articulate
• cord
• weld
• interlock
• fuse
• intermesh
• cement
• coalesce
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separate
• uncouple
• disconnect
• split
• part
• divide
• unhitch
• detach
• disunite
• disengage
• sever
• dissever
• disjoint
• unlink
• unchain
• cleave
• disjoin
• rupture
• unyoke
• sunder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of couple

Noun

The crowd consists of families, honeymooners, and older couples. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The upstairs couples’ section and the more open downstairs offer different experiences. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Fans hoping to see Sally happily coupled up with Gary, a dreamy detective with heterochromia, will be disappointed. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Many guests are coupled up, on a babymoon, or have returned with a newborn in tow. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026