Synonyms of folding

folding 1 of 2

adjective

as in collapsing

Related Words

• collapsing
• flopping
• washing-out
• failing
• slipping
• slumping
• declining
• inauspicious
• flunking
• no-good
• waning
• futureless
• unpromising
• unsuccessful
• bankrupt
• hopeless
• destroyed
• failed
• ruined
• wrecked
• kerflooey
• kaput

Dissimilar Words

• successful
• going
• flourishing
• triumphant
• thriving
• prosperous
• coming
• promising
• growing
• robust
• palmy
• booming
• roaring

folding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fold

1

as in doubling

to lay one part over or against another part of

fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubling
• overlapping
• closing
• shutting
• telescoping
• overlaying
• overlying
• collapsing
• pleating
• plaiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• opening
• unfolding
• spreading
• unrolling

2

as in flopping

to be unsuccessful

the business folded after just two months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flopping
• collapsing
• failing
• missing
• struggling
• bombing
• striking out
• tanking
• cratering
• flaming out
• foundering
• flunking
• falling short
• laying an egg
• declining
• coming up empty
• falling flat
• washing out
• coming to grief
• dying on the vine
• crashing
• slipping
• slumping
• falling on one's face
• crumbling
• coming a cropper
• floundering
• skidding
• sinking
• waning
• misfiring
• imploding
• going under
• miscarrying
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going
• succeeding
• delivering
• clicking
• working out
• cooking
• going over
• coming off
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering
• winning
• panning out
• prevailing
• triumphing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of folding

Adjective

Complete your outdoor overhaul with more favorite patio furniture finds below, including a warm wooden deck box that doubles as a bench, a cocoon-like lounger that gently rocks, and a folding Adirondack chair that’s actually comfortable. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026

Their laundry room was filled with bright colors and ample folding space. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Most folding bookshelves are made from lightweight materials such as wood, bamboo or metal. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

The three units feature the same folding action and design, but certain specs vary. —New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026

Malott’s grandfather had always kept a beat-up old oak bi-folding table behind the counter. —Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026

The spatial geomagnetic sensing is achieved with a folding, extendable robotic arm that carries the Hidonix Acquisition Module, which includes the HEC (Hidonix Embedded Computer from Nvidia) that runs proprietary firmware designed for precise geomagnetic signal acquisition. —Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

The first few generations of those devices had subpar cameras compared to standard, non-folding phones and a visible crease running down the middle, among other shortcomings. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026

Samsung has equipped the TriFold with 45-watt wired and 15-watt wireless charging, while Vivo’s non-folding X300 Pro, for example, reaches 90 watts wired and 40 watts wirelessly, and has a larger battery to boot. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025

Verb

On Wednesday night, Heckart dozed off intermittently in a folding chair outside her minivan while her children slept inside it. —Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026

Instead of those handle halves folding around close to 180 degrees to reveal a central set of pliers like many other Leathermans do, one of the Crunch's handles pulls out and swings downward via an internal arm to reveal the pliers, which in turn swing into position. —New Atlas, 4 June 2026

Surveillance video allegedly showed Matthews standing near Swan before pulling out a folding knife and stabbing her multiple times. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026

There was, for example, the fellow who sat hunched forward in a folding camp chair on the shore of a Wyoming lake where my family and I paused with our camper one summer. —Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

The implications of folding a 42-centimeter-long laser path into a microscopic spiral are immense. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026

Musk has discussed with colleagues the possibility of folding the companies together, and a current Tesla employee told CNBC that the topic is openly discussed internally. —Leslie Picker,annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 June 2026

In 1980 and ’81, Ghirri was lured to Amsterdam, invited by the Polaroid company to experiment with its 20×24 Land Camera, a monstrous version of the then-ubiquitous SX-70 folding model. —James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Getty Images The first-ever folding phone from Apple is reported to be on its way, ready to land this September, multiple reports have claimed. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026