copers
People handling difficulties
Copers are people who manage to deal with difficult situations or problems.
The word emphasizes getting by rather than thriving—copers handle what life throws at them without falling apart: The support group brought together copers who'd found ways to live with chronic pain.
Good copers develop strategies; poor copers struggle or collapse under pressure.
Aid or sponsorship
- aidSupport given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
reinforcement · reassurance · comfort · lifeline · anchor · encouragement · advocacy · endorsement
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- cabalScheming political faction
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
connivance · collusion · subterfuge · treachery · cloak-and-dagger · subversion · chicanery · deception
Loyal subordinates to wrongdoers
- confederatesAllies in wrongdoing
- abettorsThose aiding lawbreakers
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
- co-conspiratorsJoint participants in schemes
colluders · aiders · abetters · cohorts · sidekicks · cronies · minions · underlings
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- aidSupport given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
bolster · reinforcement · reassurance · comfort · lifeline · anchor · encouragement · advocacy · endorsement · sponsorship
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- cabalScheming political faction
machination · connivance · collusion · subterfuge · treachery · cloak-and-dagger · subversion · chicanery · deception · skulduggery
henchmen
Loyal subordinates to wrongdoers
- confederatesAllies in wrongdoing
- abettorsThose aiding lawbreakers
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
co-conspirators · colluders · aiders · abetters · cohorts · sidekicks · cronies · minions · underlings · lieutenants
coperscrumblers
Things that break apart
quitters · failures · collapses · defeatists · capitulators
copersbasket cases
Completely dysfunctional people
nervous wrecks · meltdowns · hysterics · panickers · hotheads
- cope withManage a difficulty