Synonyms for coupling
ˈkʌp lɪŋcou·pling

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1. couplingnoun

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

2. couplingnoun

   act of joining together to form a couple

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

3. couplingnoun

   a device that couples two things together

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

4. couplingnoun

   the degree of reliance between two program modules

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

5. couplingnoun

   a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

6. couplingnoun

   The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

7. couplingnoun

   sexual intercourse

   Synonyms:
   dependency

   Antonyms:
   cohesion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yoke, couplingnoun

   a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

   Synonyms:
   conjugation, pairing, duad, brace, pair, union, duet, dyad, twosome, coupler, couplet, sexual union, yoke, mating, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

2. coupling, couplernoun

   a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

   Synonyms:
   mating, pairing, coupler, sexual union, conjugation, yoke, union

3. coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual unionnoun

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

   "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

   Synonyms:
   conjugation, colligation, conglutination, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, sum, wedlock, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, pairing, union, junction, conjunction, marriage, brotherhood, yoke, mating, labor union, jointure, coupler

Matched Categories

1. • Connection
   • Mechanical Device

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1. List of paraphrases for "coupling":

   mating, linkage, matching, docking, copulation, hitch, match, hook, linking, coupler, companion

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coupling

   Synonyms:
   Bigeminy, see there [braunwald] (Cardiology)
   

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1. Faii Ong:

   That's exactly what we're doing with the glove, except that we are hiking it up. We're spinning the disk faster than a jet turbine, at about 20,000 rpm and we are coupling that directly to the hand.

2. Salma Abdalla:

   It showcases the importance of coupling efforts to fix the water supply system with clear communication by officials to restore trust in the safety of the system. Efforts should also include mental health recourses to those who need it.

3. Point Carbon:

   Flow-based market coupling will release extra transmission capacity which has not been available to the market so far, making better use of infrastructure, more use of cross-border capacity means more price convergence.

4. Nancy Hogshead-Makar:

   The coupling of sexism and sport, having this be an exclusionary practice, is still a strong one.

5. Brock Silvers:

   The political calculus driving China's US-listed tech firms to seek secondary listings was originally Beijing's desire to bring those companies under its bureaucratic control, but it has evolved in light of the trade war and subsequent de-coupling.