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fold

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fold

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
  • ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the fold
Synonyms of fold

body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, galère, gang, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set
Words Related to fold

charmed circle, elite, in-group

closed shop

club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society

camp, faction, sect, side, tribe

mess, squad

brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority

commune

alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union
Near Antonyms of fold

loner

individualist

fold

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fold

1 to lay one part over or against another part of
  • fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
Synonyms of fold

double
Words Related to fold

overlap, overlay, overlie

collapse, telescope

close, shut

plait, pleat
Antonyms of fold

extend, open, spread, unfold, unroll
2 to be unsuccessful
  • the business folded after just two months
Synonyms of fold

bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Words Related to fold

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

go under

implode, self-destruct
Phrases Synonymous with fold

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg
Near Antonyms of fold

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win
Antonyms of fold

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

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