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Synonyms of fold

25 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for fold is pinfold. Other synonyms of fold are bend, crease, buckle, cave and cave in.

Synonyms and similar words for fold

verbTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

verbTo fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.

  • buckleOf a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
  • cave
  • cave in
  • crumpleTo collapse; to surrender.
  • fall over

verbTo give way on a point or in an argument.

nounAn act of folding.

nounA layer, such as of of folded or wrapped cloth.

nounA pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

  • enclosure
  • pen
  • penfoldA surname.
  • pinfoldAn open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to...

nounA group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.

  • flockA religious congregation.

nounHome, family.

nounA church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given...

  • congregationA gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship, especially those present at a...
  • laityPeople of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

nounA group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.

Opposite of fold

verbTo split (a line of text) across multiple lines, to obey line length limitations.

  • unfoldTo reassemble a line of text that was split across multiple lines.

Meaning of fold

  1. verb To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
  2. verb To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
  3. verb To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.

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Questions about synonyms of fold

What is another word for fold?
Fold has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pinfold, bend, crease, buckle, cave, cave in, crumple and fall over.
What is the opposite of fold?
The opposite of fold is unfold.
What does fold mean?
Fold means to bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fold (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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