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

He's described as being cute, with chin-length dark hair, dimples and a diamond stud in one ear. — Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 17 May 2026 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

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple

Noun

His wife, Erika Donalds, is a prominent champion for charter schools, a sector backed by billionaire mega-donors like finance moguls Ken Griffin and Jeff Yass, who offer bottomless pockets for future political races.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
The collection also references Lamb’s football career, with his number, 88, embossed on the cardigan buttons and embroidered in Roman numerals on the back pocket of the trousers.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pocket

Verb

Yet, the 2027 MLB season will not be your typical season and will likely dent the Brewers’ chances of fully monetizing their World Series title.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The recent run-up in rates has dented municipal bond prices, leaving one corner of the market offering especially attractive tax-free income.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dent

Noun

That is the cleft between the subjective and the objective, the finite and the infinite, the profane and the sacred.

— Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Wootten was born cleft-affected and with other craniofacial differences and started undergoing surgeries to correct those differences at just four months old.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleft

Verb

While both sides declined to comment on the specific size of the round, which includes Canadian VC Relay Ventures, Sportico previously reported that the curling company was looking to raise up to $25 million.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The man with the register looked up slowly and his lips curled outward like a bow with an unseen arrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of curl

Noun

Ofl the newcomers on the roster, junior guard Trent Lincoln and sophomore forward DJ Thomas made the strongest first impressions.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
A lot of these orderly compositions soon give off the impression of a cage — if Mari Kusu’s performance as Takeshi’s mother, bristling with frustration, didn’t already imply as much.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of impression

Verb

Their soft robot, called BIOSENTER, is designed to autonomously inch through the crowded, cramped, and coiled small intestine, contracting and extending its body much like an earthworm or snake.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Beneath the churning buzz of the water pump in the basement corner, a milk snake coiled unnoticed.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of coil

Verb

Because their immune systems are still developing, influenza can hit them hard and fast and can quickly spiral into serious complications including pneumonia, extreme dehydration, brain inflammation or death.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
After Felix abandons Victoria at the altar, their families and friends are left to navigate an extravagant reception that quickly spirals out of control.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

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