couched
Expressed in terms
Couched means expressed or framed in particular language: The rejection was couched in polite terms.
The word suggests deliberate wording, often to soften or obscure: a threat couched as friendly advice.
Separately, couched describes something set into a surface or lying flat, from the old sense of couch as a place to recline.
Kept out of sight
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- impliedSuggested without stating
- indirectNot straight or immediate
subtle · cryptic · masked · concealed · shrouded · embedded · buried · underlying
Expressed in words
- wordedExpressed through language
- expressedCommunicated in words
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
stated · put · presented · conveyed · cast · rendered · framed · termed
hidden
Kept out of sight
indirect · subtle · cryptic · masked · concealed · shrouded · embedded · buried · underlying · hinted
phrased
Expressed in words
- wordedExpressed through language
- expressedCommunicated in words
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
formulated · stated · put · presented · conveyed · cast · rendered · framed · termed · styled
lounging
Reclining in idleness
horizontal · prone · prostrate · lolling · splayed · lying · nestled · settled · curled · positioned
sofa
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
- chaiseExtended reclining seat
- divanArmless, backless seating
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
daybed · chesterfield · loveseat · cushioned · tufted · velvet · leather · fabric · padded · stuffed
couchedblunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
direct · straightforward · unvarnished · candid · explicit
couchedexposed
Out in open
laid bare · undisguised · transparent · unveiled · overt
- couch potatoHabitual sedentary TV watcher
- couch potatoesHabitual inactive TV viewers
- couch surferPerson sleeping at others' homes
- on the couch
- couch surfingCrashing at others' places
- casting couchExploitation in entertainment hiring