Synonyms & related words for couplet

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of couplet — including distich, quatrain, tercet, verse, strophe, tetrastich. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to couplet

Explore words related to couplet — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cinquain, octosyllable, octameter, villanelle, decasyllable, stanzas, poem, hypercatalectic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for couplet

Common synonyms for couplet include distich, quatrain, tercet, verse, strophe, tetrastich, hexastich, monostich — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does couplet come from?

The word couplet breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cop-, from Latin apere (“to fasten, join”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.