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

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

The couplets rhyme—mostly—but his rhythms are irregular, more implicit than embodied. — Pete Tosiello, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 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