Synonyms for copulation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Coition — sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to…
coition, coitus formal, intercourse, sexual intercourse, love-making, mating, sex, sex act, sexual congress, sexual relation, sexual union, union, intimacy, coupling, connection, relation, conjugation, carnal knowledge dated, conjunction dated, congress dated, commerce dated
2. Horizontal dancing
horizontal dancing, horizontal tango, horizontal mambo, horizontal jogging, horizontal refreshments
Other
jiggery-pokery, snu snu slang
Definitions
- n. 1
Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
- n. 2
The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
Related words
- Word family
- copulate
- Is a kind of
- sexual activity
Forms
- Plural
- copulations → coitions, coituses, intercourses, matings…
Example sentences
- intercourse Rodrigo expressed his desire to have intercourse.
- mating The cannibal female insect ate the male after mating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| copulation | falling | |
| intercourse | steady | |
| mating | steady | |
| coition | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sex1
- 5 letters
- union2
- 6 letters
- mating2, coitus2
- 7 letters
- coition
- 8 letters
- congress2, commerce2, relation3, intimacy4, coupling2
- 10 letters
- connection3
- 11 letters
- conjunction3, intercourse3, conjugation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- copulation
- Català
- copulació