Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "coupling" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

decoupling

Coordinate Terms

cohesion

Derived Terms

azocoupling coupling pin coupling pole coupling rod coupling-box crosscoupling electrocoupling homocoupling hydrocoupling mechanocoupling overcoupling photocoupling precoupling telecoupling undercoupling

Derived From

couple

Inflected/Variant Forms

couple

Context

computing electronics physics sexuality

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

connecter connection connective connector connexion mechanical device sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Negishi coupling Norwegian coupling Sonogashira coupling Storz coupling Suzuki coupling capacitive coupling chopper coupling claw hammer coupling common coupling conductive coupling content coupling control coupling data coupling data-structured coupling direct coupling external coupling global coupling inductive coupling loose coupling low coupling message coupling no coupling pathological coupling ratchet coupling running coupling stamp coupling tight coupling

Type Of (IsA)

comedy on bbc join mechanical device sexual activity

Related Terms

decoupling

Related Terms

circuit connection couple couples decoupling device electronic joining reliance sexual intercourse signal together

Synonym Network

linkage yoke

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.