Folding Synonyms and Antonyms

Bend or lay so that one part covers the other
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enveloping
  2. rucking
  3. plying
  4. pleating
  5. doubling
  6. creasing
Antonyms:
  1. exposing
  2. freeing
  3. unfolding
  4. loosening
  5. loosing
To give way mentally and emotionally
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. snapping
  2. cracking
  3. collapsing
  4. breaking
The act of folding
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fold
The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. protein folding
Capable of being folded up and stored
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. foldable
  2. foldaway

Words Related to Folding

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Folding Sentence Examples

  • He leaned against the counter, folding his arms across his chest.

  • I was folding clothes in the laundry room.

  • He rose from his chair and removed his jacket, carefully folding it and laying it over the back of the recliner.

  • In the geological history of France there have been two great periods of folding since Archean times.

  • The belt of folding does not precisely coincide with this central sea, but the correspondence is fairly close.

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