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Antonyms for FOLD
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fold

    Antonyms:
    unfold, disengage, expose

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

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  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"

    Antonyms:
    open, spread, unfold, spread out

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

  2. congregation, fold, faithfulnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

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

  3. fold, foldingnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

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

  4. flock, foldnoun

    a group of sheep or goats

    Antonyms:
    open, unfold, spread out, spread

    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, fold, plica, mass, mountain, great deal, pot

  5. fold, plicanoun

    a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

    Antonyms:
    open, spread, spread out, unfold

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

  6. fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcotenoun

    a pen for sheep

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

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

  7. fold, foldingverb

    the act of folding

    "he gave the napkins a double fold"

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

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

  8. fold, fold up, turn upverb

    bend or lay so that one part covers the other

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

    Antonyms:
    open, unfold, spread out, spread

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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    spread out, unfold, open, spread

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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, spread, open

    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, fold, obturate, turn up, shut down, fold up, shut up, jam, occlude

  11. pen up, foldverb

    confine in a fold, like sheep

    Antonyms:
    spread, spread out, unfold, open

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

  12. fold, fold upverb

    become folded or folded up

    "The bed folds in a jiffy"

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foldnoun

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

  2. foldverb

    Synonyms:
    double, embrace, infold, clasp

How to use FOLD in a sentence?

  1. Chuku Abali:

    But if we continue to run on charity, we will fold. Things have to be paid for.

  2. California Gov. Gavin Newsom:

    We have the same collaborative spirit with our counties, overwhelmingly, with few exceptions, but I'm confident that we'll bring them back into the fold.

  3. Joyce Harrison:

    Give your toddler some clothes to fold alongside you while you are trying to get laundry done or keep your infant safely in a position where you can make frequent eye contact while you are engaged your chore.

  4. Carissa Christensen:

    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.

  5. John Kelly:

    I think we should fold all of the TPS people that have been here for a considerable period of time and find a way for them to be on a path to citizenship.

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#283open
#3125spread
#6423fold
#12366expose
#25927unfold
#69437disengage

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