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

Is Trump going to pay this out of his pocket, or will this be paid for by our descendants?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The pocket-sized UV flashlight can detect what the naked eye can’t, including dry urine stains, bed bugs, scorpions, and more.

— Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of pocket

Verb

But Caruso’s support could also potentially dent her standing with more liberal voters.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
An in-form and unbeaten Hull City side will be tough opponents for a Newcastle team whose early-season results were positive but whose performances had been mixed — and who have now suffered a massively confidence-denting defeat.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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

Her signature micro braids were scooped up into a half-up, half-down style with free-flowing tendrils curling around her forehead and cheekbones.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
The rising 50-day has acted as support on every meaningful pullback since June, and the 200-day at $228 is beginning to curl upward after a long flat stretch.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Bulldogs have made such an impression that Saturday is the first game this season where Mizzou will not enter as the favorite.

— PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Levis made an immediate impression in his first start, throwing four touchdown passes in a victory over Atlanta.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of impression

Verb

In other words, Yemen and the Houthis may seem like yet another distant problem to Americans, many of whom are understandably fatigued by foreign interventions, and struggling with a spiraling cost of living.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
One [scene] that has stayed with me the whole series happened during Episode 205 when Layla threw a birthday party for Liv and Jordan that spiraled out of control.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

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