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Synonyms for copulate

22 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

verb

Most common

sleep together mate bang do the deed wap

All synonyms

Verb

1. Mate

mate, couple, have sex, sleep together, have sexual relations, make love, pair, screw, breed, bang, frig, bonk, hump, eff, fuck vulgar, cohabit dated, engender dated

Other

do the deed, wap, exchange flesh dated rare, boff slang, swive dated

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To engage in sexual intercourse.
The amorous couple were found copulating inside the car.

Related words

Phrases: copulate with

Forms

Past participle: copulated
e.g. copulated → mated, coupled, paired, screwed…

Example sentences

mate I never thought I'd be lucky enough to get a mate.
bang The castle is slap bang in the centre of the city.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
copulate		steady
mate		rising
bang		rising
wap		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: eff, wap
4 letters: fuck¹, pair¹, mate¹, bang¹, hump¹, bonk¹, frig¹, boff¹
5 letters: screw¹, breed¹, swive
6 letters: couple²
7 letters: cohabit³
8 letters: engender³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (couple² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: copuler
Español: copular
Deutsch: kopulieren