Synonyms of dimpled

dimpled 1 of 2

adjective

as in cupped

Related Words

• cupped
• pockmarked
• cavernous
• alveolar
• crescentic
• hollow
• compressed
• concave
• recurved
• cuplike
• diminished
• cuppy
• condensed
• contracted
• reduced
• indented
• sunken
• dished
• dented
• recessed
• depressed

Dissimilar Words

• convex
• protuberant
• bulbous
• enlarged
• swollen
• puffy
• risen
• distended
• inflated
• projecting
• extended
• protruding
• spherical
• bloated
• bulging
• protrusive
• cambered
• round
• blown up
• rounded
• expanded
• globular
• domed
• ballooning
• global
• puffed
• jutting

dimpled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dimple

as in dented

Related Words

• dented
• curled
• coiled
• looped
• weaved
• waved
• spiraled
• wound
• sloped
• swirled
• enrolled
• warped
• entwined
• meandered
• twined
• twisted
• inclined
• deflected
• reflected
• kinked
• curved
• rounded
• incurved
• inflected
• veered
• turned
• diverted
• crooked
• arced
• arched
• bowed
• declined
• incurvated
• bent
• hooked
• swerved

Dissimilar Words

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dimpled

Adjective

Symptoms can include a lump in the armpit, dimpled skin on the chest, red or flaky skin near the nipple, pain or tenderness on the chest or armpit, clear or bloody nipple discharge and an inverted nipple, per the Cleveland Clinic. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

His hair and eyes are dark, and though his hands still possess the dimpled pudginess of childhood, his face has aged in a way that has nothing to do with years. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Cellulite is a skin condition in which fat collects in pockets under the skin and pushes up against it, making the skin's surface look lumpy or dimpled. — Rena Goldman, Health, 28 June 2026

Dylan, who is dimpled and impish, with long eyelashes and a curtain of dark bangs, picked up a small container and examined it. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Housed in a building with a dimpled façade that many say looks like a cheese grater, the Broad houses the collection of Edythe Broad, who accumulated a formidable cache of contemporary art with her late husband Eli. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026

That ‘97 triumph and what followed was bigger-than-sports stuff as Woods brought welcome color to a sport white as that dimpled ball, and inspiring young multitudes suddenly interested in golf. — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

The trail takes visitors along Rottenwood Creek where, at this time of year, thousands of dimpled trout lilies (Erythronium umbilicatum) create bright yellow carpets on the hillsides and stream banks. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026

According to common depictions of his family’s dynamic, Mamdani inherited his leftist political ideology from his father, the anti-colonialist Columbia professor, and his dimpled charm and flair for the theatrical from his filmmaker mother. — Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026