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couples

NOUN

pair of things

Synonyms

STRONGEST

set team

STRONG

brace couplet deuce doublet duo dyad item newlyweds span twain twosome yoke

WEAK

husband and wife

Antonyms

STRONGEST

individual

VERB

join two things

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connect

STRONG

bracket buckle clasp coalesce cohabit conjoin conjugate copulate harness hitch link marry match pair unite wed yoke

WEAK

bring together come together hook up

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin divide divorce separate unfasten

WEAK

unbuckle uncouple

Example Sentences

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Soon, so do the kids and the couples.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Villarreal: Because you both were so young at the time that they were a couple, were there modern-day couples of your generation that you looked to in terms of how they dealt with the spotlight?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Married couples with children typically require the largest reserves if both parents have less stable jobs or if there is only one working parent.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

On 1 April, 2026, a landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect, allowing divorced couples to share custody of their children.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Then Mr. Burnside signals to his wife, and apparently they communicate in that telepathic way that married couples sometimes do, because she comes up behind me and gently takes the backpack.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman