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coping with

ADJECTIVE

defensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

opposing

STRONG

averting conservative foiling forestalling preservative preventive thwarting

WEAK

arresting balking checking defending frustrating guarding in opposition interrupting protecting resistive safeguarding uptight warding off withstanding

Antonyms

WEAK

undefensive unprotective unwary unwatchful

Example Sentences

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coping with

It is also a way of coping with an unpleasant reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But she also needed help coping with her own mounting feelings of anxiety and loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Now he’s driven to help others coping with violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Consumers were coping with prices at that level just over a month ago.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Pappachi, for his part, was having trouble coping with the ignominy of retirement.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy