FOLDING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

folding 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of folding

as in collapsing

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2 of 2

verb

present participle of fold

as in doubling

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

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as in flopping

to be unsuccessful the business folded after just two months

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Recent Examples of folding

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These are challenges that supposedly don't hit a flat, non-folding display anywhere near as hard. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Scroll on for more Walmart patio picks, including a folding Adirondack chair under $100, a resort-style pergola, and a classic steel garden bench available in over a dozen colors. — Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026

Verb

Accurso manhandles the omelet, layering the salad on top before folding it in half. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 Whittingham’s Utah teams didn’t win 177 games by folding when things got difficult. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for folding

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The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and International Criminal Court, which all got failing grades in last year's survey, saw the biggest gains.

— Andrea Shalal, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
The state graded the campus an F for three consecutive years, meaning two more failing grades could trigger an intervention.

— Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026

Definition of failing

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This spring, a second ship, AmaMelodia, is formally christened, doubling capacity on a route between Cartagena and Barranquilla through jazz towns, a UNESCO World Heritage city, and some of the richest bird-watching corridors on the continent.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The scale of the Daros acquisition accelerated Costantini’s longtime dream to extend MALBA’s building beneath the adjacent Plaza Perú, doubling its footprint to roughly 90,000 square feet.

— Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of doubling

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The fish looks straight at me, flopping sluggishly from side to side.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Nobody likes to see their sunflowers flopping over—and according to Nancy Awot-Traut, a horticulture specialist at Burpee, there can be several reasons why this happens.

— Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flopping

Verb

Portland took an early lead, but the Pride showed fight and kept it close before collapsing in the last 20 minutes.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

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On Friday, state media said authorities in Hanoi found the body of a university student who had been missing since Thursday.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Poole allegedly did not provide documentation to account for the missing cash, and investigators could not find records that showed the cash was ever collected by Brink’s or deposited directly into the school bank account.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of missing

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The play becomes an intellectual exercise — often a technically compelling one, and one that thankfully observes the comedy of Chekhov’s struggling souls as much as their tragedy.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
But Trumpism is also what Gramsci called a morbid symptom of the interregnum, an expression of a country riven by political polarization and by economic inequity, and struggling to come to terms with the waning of its singular status.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

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