cupped

[kuhpt] / kʌpt /

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concave adj.
hollow adj.

ADJECTIVE

concave

Synonyms

WEAK

biconcave dented dimpled dipped excavated hollow hollowed incurvate incurvated incurved indented round rounded sagging scooped sinking sunken

Antonyms

WEAK

convex distended

ADJECTIVE

hollow

Synonyms

STRONG

arched cleft curved depressed dimpled excavated indented notched pitted striated sunken vaulted void

WEAK

alveolate carved out cavernous concave cup-shaped deep-set incurved infundibular not solid troughlike unfilled vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

convex earnest frank full genuine high honest light meaningful raised real sincere soft solid substantial truthful

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cupped

The Warrington teenager cupped his ears to lap up the adulation of a delirious crowd while fellow Englishman Aspinall laughed in disbelief before he gave Littler a high five.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

At one point he stuck out his hand to pretend he held the distant band shell in his cupped palm.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Clarke threw his World Cup squad sheet on the table and cupped his ears to the assembled media.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

She reached out, cupped my chin, and raised my face so I looked her in the eyes.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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