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

Cargo space measures 56 cubic feet behind the second row and expands to a healthy 112 cubic feet (3,171 L) with the seats folded and slid forward. — ArsTechnica, 17 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

And Rocky Mountain High grad Kelsey Oyler (2021) played in 27 of 28 games as a Spokane defender before the club folded. — Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Mini peanut butter cups were folded throughout, plentiful but balanced. — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

In Sardinia, that means garbanzo and fava beans, often folded into a minestrone eaten more than once a day. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Once the chain of amino acids is properly folded, continuing thermal fluctuations merely induce a bit of random wiggling. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

The utopianism of the Bay Area has now been folded into the region’s business ethos—this desire to perfect society, now a desire to live forever. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Fire shelters weigh around 6 pounds and are folded up inside several protective layers in a firefighter’s pack. — Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026