Synonyms for FOLD
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1. fold

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

   Antonyms:
   unfold, disengage, expose

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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"

   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

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

    Antonyms:
    unfold, spread out, open, spread

Matched Categories

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

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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  

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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

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1. foldnoun

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

2. foldverb

   Synonyms:
   double, embrace, infold, clasp

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1. List of paraphrases for "fold":

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

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1. Producer Julie Plec:

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   Word got out about this loophole, with predictable results, the number of aliens illegally crossing with children between our ports of entry went from 14,000 to 75,000 — that’s a five-fold increase — in just the last four years.

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   Grama Linda, it's now your time to relax, but first you must learn the definition of that and then learn to sit without rocking, learn to appreciate quiet, no more piles and piles of laundry to fold, groceries to buy, diapers to change, it's your time now to rest, go through your memories, put your feet up or take a nap and try to understand how incredibly worthy you are to do whatever the hell you want.

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   The real case for emerging markets is two-fold: longer-term demographics and long-term economic growth. What you've seen is investors throw out that story.

5. Karen Knudsen:

   Black men unfortunately have a 70% increase in incidence of prostate cancer compared to White men and a two- to four-fold increase in prostate cancer mortality as related to any other ethnic and racial group in the United States.