Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant.

• A. Followed by
• B. Combined with
• C. Deriving from
• D. Mixed with
• E. By doubling

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Combined with

'Coupled with' refers to the act of bringing or coming together.

High inflation coupled with low output spells disaster for the government in the election.

In the given context, coupled with means together with. So, the sentence reads like Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with or combined with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant. Hence, option B is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information of the underlined word as per the given context.