DIMPLES Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of dimple

as in pockets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dimple

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Noun

They were then compensated based on the impressions and engagement their content generated.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026
Mike Ford, who joined the Rays' baseball operations department earlier this year, recently shared his early impressions of working for one of New York's longtime division rivals.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of impressions

Verb

The shaky outing continued Sasaki’s post-breakthrough slide, but the setback barely dents the Dodgers’ commanding division cushion, with San Diego still eight games back in the standings.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
No quantity of houses or yachts dents it.

— Douglas P. McCormick, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Definition of dents

Noun

Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Each molecule imprints its own barcodelike pattern onto that light, and the pattern can be seen when astronomers parse the light into its constituent colors.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Definition of imprints

Verb

Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Visitors are typically brought by elevator to the uppermost exhibition level and then follow a broad, gently descending ramp that coils around a central void.

— Bridget Borgobello May 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026

Definition of coils

Noun

Oriental and American cockroaches often come in through gaps under doors and through openings around utility pipes and drains.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Worker shortages nationwide have eased considerably from their alarming levels in the years following the pandemic, when there were millions more job openings than there were workers to fill them.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of openings

Verb

Together, the pair launch an underground fight club that quickly spirals out of control.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
The mothership series ended tragically for the show’s central character, Damson Idris’ Franklin Saint, who spirals into alcoholism after Teddy McDonald, played by Carter Hudson, is killed by Franklin’s mother (Cissy Saint).

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026

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