copulation
90 synonyms and 1 antonym for copulation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of sexual intercourse or mating.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
commerce
congress
connection
conversation
joining
sex
union
love
action
bang
lay
pipe
ride
root
screw
skin
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
aphrodisia
carnal knowledge
coitus
coition
commixtion
consummation
intimate relations
intromission
lovemaking
lustmaking
pareunia
relations
sexual congress
sexual intercourse
sexual relation
sexual union
swiving
the beast with two backs
the birds and the bees
boom-boom
chesterfield rugby
horizontal dancing
horizontal hula
horizontal jogging
horizontal mambo
horizontal refreshments
horizontal slam dance
how's your father
Netflix and chill
physical love
roll in the hay
Ugandan affairs
Ugandan discussions
barney-mugging
beef injection
bonking
frig
hot beef injection
humpa humpa
jig-jig
jiggy-jiggy
legover
meat injection
nookie
old hat
plow
plough
punani
rumpo
rumpy-pumpy
seeing-to
sexy time
sexy times
shag
snu snu
hanky-panky
funny business
making whoopee
jiggery-pokery
monkey business
fooling about
fooling around
playing around
Antonyms
Etymology
From Latin copulatio, from copulare ("to join, unite").
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