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Definitions

cupped

[kuhpt] / kʌpt /
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

Example Sentences

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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

Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

The 33-year-old cupped his ear after he was booed by the partisan French crowd following his win on court 14.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

Pinpoints of orange light glowed in their cupped hands.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.