Synonyms for fold

Other words for “fold”, grouped by meaning.

We found 20 synonyms for “fold”. The most common are crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend.

noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding

noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

noun a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

Synonymsfolding

noun a group of sheep or goats

Synonymsflock

noun a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

Synonymsplica

noun a pen for sheep

noun the act of folding

Synonymsfolding

verb bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Oppositesunfold

verb cease to operate or cause to cease operating

verb confine in a fold, like sheep

Synonymspen up

verb become folded or folded up

Synonymsfold up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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