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Synonyms for fold
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fold

    Synonyms:
    double, enfold, embrace, envelop, inclose, wrap

    Antonyms:
    unfold, disengage, expose

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendnoun

    an angular or rounded shape made by folding

    "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

    Synonyms:
    turn, sheep pen, curve, flexure, plication, bending, sheepcote, faithful, flexion, bend, bend dexter, crease, crimp, wrinkle, seam, twist, flection, creese, plica, sheepfold, pleating, line, furrow, folding, crinkle, crook, congregation, crimper, flock, kris

    Antonyms:
    open, spread, unfold, spread out

  2. congregation, fold, faithfulnoun

    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

    Synonyms:
    flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, congregating, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

  3. fold, foldingnoun

    a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

    Synonyms:
    flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein folding

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

  4. flock, foldnoun

    a group of sheep or goats

    Synonyms:
    tidy sum, folding, bend, peck, mint, crease, plenty, lot, sheep pen, passel, batch, raft, quite a little, plication, spate, muckle, pile, faithful, good deal, stack, crimp, sight, flexure, deal, congregation, troop, sheepfold, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, heap, mess, sheepcote, plica, mass, mountain, great deal, pot

    Antonyms:
    open, unfold, spread out, spread

  5. fold, plicanoun

    a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

    Synonyms:
    flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication

    Antonyms:
    open, spread, spread out, unfold

  6. fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcotenoun

    a pen for sheep

    Synonyms:
    flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

  7. fold, foldingverb

    the act of folding

    "he gave the napkins a double fold"

    Synonyms:
    flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein folding

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

  8. fold, fold up, turn upverb

    bend or lay so that one part covers the other

    "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

    Synonyms:
    come out, pen up, shut down, come on, surface, close up, show up, prove, close, close down, turn up, locate, excavate, fold up, turn out, dig up

    Antonyms:
    open, unfold, spread out, spread

  9. foldverb

    incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

    "Fold the egg whites into the batter"

    Synonyms:
    close, close up, close down, shut down, fold up, pen up, turn up

    Antonyms:
    spread out, unfold, open, spread

  10. close up, close, fold, shut down, close downverb

    cease to operate or cause to cease operating

    "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

    Synonyms:
    block, come together, pen up, belt up, shut, button up, fill up, impede, conclude, be quiet, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close, close down, obstruct, obturate, turn up, shut down, fold up, shut up, jam, occlude

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, spread, open

  11. pen up, foldverb

    confine in a fold, like sheep

    Synonyms:
    turn up, fold up, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, close

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

  12. fold, fold upverb

    become folded or folded up

    "The bed folds in a jiffy"

    Synonyms:
    turn up, fold up, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, close

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pince

    the term pince comes from the french verb pincer (to pinch): the pinces are internal stitch folds designed to shape a garment.

    the clothing designers are best known for adding pinces when drawing patterns for ladies slacks and skirts as well as mens trousers.

    Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foldnoun

    Synonyms:
    pen (for sheep), enclosure

  2. foldnoun

    Synonyms:
    flock of sheep

  3. foldnoun

    Synonyms:
    plait, double, doubling, folding, PLICATURE, gather

  4. foldverb

    Synonyms:
    double, lay in folds

  5. foldverb

    Synonyms:
    wrap, inwrap, envelop, infold

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foldnoun

    Synonyms:
    doubling, plait, convolution, sheep-pen, cote, embrace

  2. foldverb

    Synonyms:
    double, embrace, infold, clasp

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "fold":

    folding, bend, dual, double, barn, herd, times, plaice, kink, crease

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How to use fold in a sentence?

  1. Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay:

    They are addressing a very extreme form of the Hindutva fold.

  2. Dan Morgan:

    They're kind of like,' We've got our hands in everything.' But what's your focus ? if they can continue growing their user base with their great engineering, then the services fold in, and you get that halo effect.

  3. Carissa Christensen:

    I don't think the accident is going to cause a mass move away from SpaceX, it will be one more fact companies fold into their decisions and their negotiations, but it's not going to be the only fact, and it's certainly not going to be the most important fact.

  4. George Fiorenza:

    San Francisco-based Uber has the financial ability and the network to intimidate local government because if you go up against them, they tweet and email-blast their drivers to flood that office with complaint emails, most officials just don’t have the time or staff for that, so they fold.

  5. Fawaz Gerges:

    If The US leaves, people across the region will think that despite his flowery rhetorical devices, Donald Trump does not really have a strategy for the Middle East and at the end of the day will fold and go home.


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  • vouAfrikaans
  • طوىArabic
  • дипла, паство, отказвам се, сгъване, кошара, сгъвам, гънка, лоно, прегъвамBulgarian
  • plec, plegar, séc, plegament, doblegarCatalan, Valencian
  • přeložit, vrása, foldovatCzech
  • sich geschlagen geben, falten, Falzung, Schoß, zusammenbrechen, in sich zusammenfallen, zusammenfalten, Faltung, Falz, aussteigen, Faltmanöver, unterheben, zusammenlegen, Falte, Gemeinde, nachgeben, Schafspferch, zusammenkrachenGerman
  • ποίμνιο, ανοίγω, διπλώνω, δίπλωμα, μαντρί, στάνη, καταρρέω, πτυχή, πτύσσωGreek
  • doblar, pliegue, aprisco, doblamiento, corral, revolver suavemente, ceder, doblarse, cuna, pasar, derribarse, plegar, doblez, redil, incorporar, dobladura, cercaSpanish
  • تاهPersian
  • viikata, taittaa, mennä nurin, poimu, taittaminen, lopettaa, luovuttaa, kaatua, taittelu, karsina, sekoittaa, antaa periksi, laskostaa, taitella, taitos, sulkeaFinnish
  • pliage, parc à moutons, plier bagage, laisser tomber, s’écrouler, plier, pliure, bercail, s'écraser, pli, sein de l’Église, bergerie, se coucher, concéder, incorporer, replier, s’effondrerFrench
  • fillIrish
  • pregar, dobradura, pregadura, dobrarGalician
  • hajtásHungarian
  • ծալել, կնճիռ, ծալքArmenian
  • pakka, brjóta samanIcelandic
  • piegareItalian
  • 折る, 畳むJapanese
  • Korean
  • tewandin, qat, pêçan, çemandinKurdish
  • plicareLatin
  • whakapekaMāori
  • plooien, zich gewonnen geven, plooi, vouwenDutch
  • dobrar, dobra, dobraduraPortuguese
  • îndoi, pliaRomanian
  • скла́дка, уступа́ть, скла́дывать, перегиба́ть, сложи́ть, перегну́ть, скла́дывание, коша́ра, уступи́ть, складкаRussian
  • saviti, савити, сложити, složitiSerbo-Croatian
  • veck, vika, böja, vikning, fålla, läggaSwedish
  • మడచు, మడత, మడతపెట్టుTelugu
  • bükmek, katlamakTurkish
  • gập lạiVietnamese
  • Chinese

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