FOLDS Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fold

as in doubles

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 collapses

to be unsuccessful the business folded after just two months

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folds

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noun

plural of fold

as in circles

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

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Recent Examples of folds

Verb

Unlike a conventional police helicopter, Astro has a compact frame that folds for easier transport and storage. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX. — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026 Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds. — Andrew Fountain, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Once the protein folds into its final form, the backbone will describe the protein’s overall shape. — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Her body shakes uncontrollably and her neck folds forward, making eye contact impossible. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 There’s a cushion that folds out and blocks your legs from touching the car’s bumper. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 The tent folds away on top of the cargo box below a weatherproof cover for the ride, and the trailer weighs in at just 705 lb (320 kg) before one starts filling up the 1,507 liters of storage space with boxes and supplies. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

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George pounds, folds, and squeezes the dough as Minicuci watches. — HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026 Additionally, the worm has expandable sections built in its head and tail inspired by a type of Japanese origami called kirigami, that uses cuts as well as folds. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026 Consumers said the device's inner screen broke down the middle near the hinge where the phone folds, leaving a line across the display. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 This one folds into three sections with a large section in the middle and two smaller ones on the edges. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 Once that’s done, a separate tool populates that shape with a specific sequence of amino acids that can ensure the protein folds into the appropriate configuration to match the shape. — ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 The fabric folds inward, sinks toward the earth and spreads across the grass. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Patagonia’s Black Hole Duffel easily converts into a backpack for convenient airport transport and folds into itself for effortless storage. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for folds

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Mann doubles as a filmmaker, directing movies including Fall, the 2022 thriller about two friends who get stuck up a 2,000-foot radio tower in the desert.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
The 17e also costs $699, but doubles the base storage to 256GB.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubles

Verb

Some songs are difficult to follow without lyric sheets in hand, and even then, the internal logic collapses, baiting you in with coherent ideas before going in another direction.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
The roots infiltrate through tiny joints or cracks, expand from inside, and the pipe collapses gradually.

— Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapses

Noun

The two master watchmakers are widely regarded in horological circles as the crème de la crème, having honed their expertise at Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Gérald Genta, and Franck Muller, between them.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
The plan reflects growing recognition within defense planning circles that a future conflict could affect not only battlefields overseas but also the infrastructure and industrial networks supporting military operations at home.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

The importance of competition There are three specific reasons why vote buying usually flops.

— Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
In Bait, Ahmed stars as struggling actor Shah Latif, who flops in his audition to play James Bond and then becomes consumed by the quest to become the first Pakistani 007.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of flops

Noun

Gallery-goers are perhaps more accustomed to seeing paintings of private menageries or packs of hunting hounds—both status symbols for the nobility—but there was also a trend for portraits of large groups of little dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
The company will also add Mōmi’s assortment of baby bottles and pacifiers to its website, with pacifiers priced around $14 each and two-packs of Mōmi’s 5-ounce bottles in both glass and plastic around $28.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of packs

Verb

If the more collaborative approach falters and a water agency fails to meet commitments, regulators still have the option of putting it back under the traditional regulations.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
If the effort fails, the president can give another candidate an opportunity to form a government.

— Itay Stern, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fails

Noun

Their demands would likely include a government decision and a plan to combat crime in Arab communities, as well as a new socioeconomic development plan for the Arab sector involving budget allocations.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Bowles said the messages generated approximately 60 incident reports, numerous emails and expressions of alarm from student organizations representing Black, Jewish and other minority communities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026