Synonyms of folded

folded

verb

past tense of fold

1

as in doubled

to lay one part over or against another part of

fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubled
• overlapped
• closed
• shut
• collapsed
• overlaid
• telescoped
• overlay
• pleated
• plaited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• extended
• spread
• unfolded
• unrolled

2

as in flopped

to be unsuccessful

the business folded after just two months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flopped
• collapsed
• failed
• struggled
• missed
• bombed
• struck out
• tanked
• came up empty
• laid an egg
• cratered
• flunked
• fell short
• foundered
• washed out
• flamed out
• came to grief
• fell flat
• slipped
• came a cropper
• died on the vine
• declined
• slumped
• crumbled
• fell on one's face
• crashed
• floundered
• skidded
• waned
• sank
• imploded
• misfired
• miscarried
• went under
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delivered
• went
• succeeded
• worked out
• clicked
• went over
• cooked
• came off
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• won
• panned out
• prevailed
• triumphed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of folded

People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Muhammad Saidov announced himself with a head kick that folded Dustin Jacoby, and Sam Patterson bullied veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio before finishing him in the second. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Standing out in the loss to the Gators was the image of Manning virtually folded in half, sandwiched by a pair of Gator linebackers, after one of the six sacks. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

But a major injury midway through the year to Ryan Hughes hit the unit hard, and the line play deteriorated in the middle portion of the season as TCU was pushed around by BYU and Kansas State and folded in the second half against Iowa State. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Thousands of years of collective human knowledge are folded neatly into the smartphone in your pocket thanks to its connection to the internet, informing your ideas, decisions and actions. — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026

The full measure has repeatedly stalled in Congress, though individual proposals in previous versions have been folded into other bills and become law. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Time folded in a way during the creation of this album, the followup to 2020’s gorgeous yet weather-worn XOXO. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026