Synonyms of copes

copes 1 of 2

noun

plural of cope

as in shrouds

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrouds
• cloaks
• veils
• blankets
• masks
• wraps
• robes
• covers
• curtains
• hoods
• mantles
• coverings
• palls
• covertures
• shields
• screens
• penumbrae
• cover-ups
• faces
• penumbras
• fig leaves
• disguises
• blinds
• Trojan horses
• façades
• camouflages
• facades
• fig leafs
• varnishes
• glosses
• Potemkin villages
• veneers
• concealers

copes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cope

as in does

to meet one's day-to-day needs

a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• does
• manages
• survives
• fares
• shifts
• affords
• gets along
• makes do
• makes out
• gets by
• makes shift
• gets on
• makes ends meet
• fends for oneself
• contrives
• scrounges
• scrapes (by or through)
• carries on
• lasts
• ekes out
• squeezes
• wrings
• scrapes (out)
• wrests
• swings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• collapses
• falls short
• declines
• flounders
• slumps
• wanes
• fizzles
• peters (out)
• gives up