DIMPLE Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of dimple

as in pocket

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verb

as in to dent

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Recent Examples of dimple

Noun

Using your fingertips, make small dimples in dough, gently stretching and pushing toward edges to cover bottom of pan. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026 But according to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, gravity is actually a bending of spacetime, like a dimple in a sheet. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026

Verb

The new extension was designed to echo the district’s iconic machiya, wooden townhouses, and features dimpled naguri floors, bamboo screens, zelkova, chestnut and cherry wood touches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026 The snowbanks by the entryway are dimpled by an assortment of kitten heels. — Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dimple

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Noun

However, declining vaccination rates fueled by vaccine hesitancy have created pockets of susceptible individuals where the virus can spread quickly.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
The league has expanded to 15 teams and will reach 18 by 2030, with expansion fees that have lined the pockets of the existing owners.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of pocket

Verb

Okegbe recommends immediately discarding any can that’s bulging, leaking, heavily rusted, or dented.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
That might include debris left behind or other damages like cars dented from scores of teens clambering over them while fleeing police.

— Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of dent

Noun

From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Along with the Antwerp Six, Martin Margiela put the small Belgian city of Antwerp on the international fashion radar, founding his house in 1988 and introducing cleft-toed boots, deconstructed clothes and all-white stores to the fashion lexicon.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of cleft

Verb

The recent action in its RSI is confirming our bullish thesis and the MACD is curling positive, nearing a buy signal.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 July 2026
The issues were printed on recycled paper, and because the house in Stromness flanked the port’s harbor, the constant wetness had slightly curled their pages.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of curl

Noun

Liverpool Kevin Keegan’s first meeting with legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly left a lasting impression.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Slawon’s first impression was polarizing in that his shots weren’t falling, but every other aspect of the game went well.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of impression

Noun

The crash immediately affected the boat and resulted in a 174-foot gouge, per Britannica.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
The purchasing power of the federal government should be used to drive down the cost of medicine with bulk pricing, not be used as an excuse for Big Pharma to gouge taxpayers.

— Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of gouge

Verb

Elsewhere, China already has dramatically decreased its oil imports—keeping prices from spiraling near record highs.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 July 2026
The Federal Reserve needs to seriously consider raising rates at next week’s meeting as upside risks to inflation have the potential to spiral out of control.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

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