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lapel

[luh-pel] / ləˈpɛl /
NOUN
flap
Synonyms
STRONG
accessory adjunct appendage apron cover drop fold lobe pendant queue skirt strip tab tag tail tippet
WEAK
pendulosity
NOUN
fold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pleat
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap layer loop overlap plait plica plication ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche
Antonyms
STRONG
line
NOUN
plica
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap layer loop overlap plait pleat plication ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
crumple dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche rumple
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness
NOUN
plication
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap layer loop overlap plait pleat plica ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
crumple dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche rumple
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness
NOUN
rimple
Synonyms
WEAK
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle crumple dog's ear flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap layer loop overlap plait pleat plica plication plicature ply pucker ridge rivel ruche ruck ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
NOUN
ruck
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle crumple double flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap layer loop overlap plait pleat plica plication ply pucker ridge ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness

Example Sentences

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Glinting under the exhibition centre lights, the gold brooch studded with gemstones on the startup founder's lapel was handmade by Indian artisans -- but artificial intelligence dreamt up its elaborate design.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Director John Dursee would remind me to brush the doughnut crumbs off my lapel and I stayed messy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Barbara, 70, even had a Canadian lapel pin in her pocket – a gift from another tourist - which she thought might come in useful if further subterfuge proved necessary.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

She put her head against his lapel and laughed and cried at the same time.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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