COUPLED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

coupled 1 of 2

adjective

as in connected

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verb

past tense of couple

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio

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as in integrated

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

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When such plasma is strongly coupled, the dust grains can’t fly past each other instead behave like elastic rubber. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Keep the model layer, retrieval layer, semantic layer and integration layer loosely coupled wherever possible. — Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 After Terry entered the villa earlier in the season as a bombshell, alongside Caleb McDaniel and Sol Mýa, she initially got coupled up with Gabriel Vasconcelos due to a fan vote. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 His alma mater, Stoneman Douglas, was for kids with big-league dreams — kids like Luzardo, Anthony, Coby Mayo and Anthony Rizzo — who coupled those dreams with big-league frames. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026 Caleb coupled up with Jaiden Bacciocco while in Casa, and the two of them returned to the villa together. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 July 2026 Single Sagittarians could meet someone witty and unconventional, while those who are coupled discover that old agreements no longer suit them. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 If dark matter is coupled to dark energy, dark matter particles could interact with one another through a new, long-range force that is separate from gravity. — Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026 America coupled Caleb up with Kenzie, Jen with Gabriel, and Sol with Sincere. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2026

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For Castellanos, meanwhile, the All-American Game provides a chance to remain connected to baseball while passing along lessons from a 15-year major league career that included two All-Star selections and a World Series appearance.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Leaving is sometimes necessary, but far more often the harder and healthier work is learning how to stay connected to imperfect people without surrendering ourselves, or trying to control them.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

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It's already deeply integrated into the European framework, partly through its membership of the European Economic Area, which gives the volcanic island access to the EU's single market without requiring full membership.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of integrated

Adjective

Luckily, most clothes have their own set of washing instructions, conveniently located on the attached care label.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
The residence has a total of seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a powder room in 6,200 square feet, including an apartment above the attached two-car garage.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of attached

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And in the nineteenth century, religious revivals, the labor movement, African American communities, and other popular movements organized circles that fused reading with collective action.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The phrase fused long-standing claims that alligators preferred Black flesh with newer stories of Black children being used to attract the reptiles.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fused

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The losses linked to the demise of these groups are difficult to quantify, but participants and advocates say the impacts will reverberate across federal agencies for years.

— Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of linked

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This has your typical upscale open-concept kitchen (lots of storage space, top-shelf appliances, and marble countertops), and the adjacent dining nook leads out to a private balcony.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Why do two different, mutually adjacent cities have the same name?

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

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