Antonyms for fold
foʊldfold

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1. fold

   Antonyms:
   unfold, disengage, expose

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

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Group
   • Geological Process
   • Incorporate
   • Social Group
   • Structure

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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, close

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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. Kin [F. McKinney] Hubbard:

   The safest way to double your money is to fold over once and put it in your pocket.

2. Vaskó Péter:

   Véremmé lettek a hűs, föld alatti vizek

3. Calvin Mackie:

   We had a chance to bring larger parts of the community into the fold, into participation in the economy, and we did not, no efforts have been made to change the socioeconomic dynamics of the city.

4. Peter Lalor:

   She had increased the price 10,000-fold.

5. 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.

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