What is another word for fourfold?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔːfə͡ʊld] (IPA)

Fourfold means four times as much or four times in size or number. There are quite a few synonyms that can be used to replace the word "fourfold". These include quadruple, foursquare, four times greater, four times more, four times larger, four times as much, four times as many, and four times the amount. These words can be used interchangeably with "fourfold" in different contexts, but they all convey the same meaning of something being multiplied by four. Using synonyms can add variety to writing and enhance communication by providing alternative ways to express the same idea.

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What are the hypernyms for Fourfold?

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What are the opposite words for fourfold?

The word fourfold, which means four times as great or numerous, has several antonyms that mean the opposite. One such antonym is "one-fourth," which means a quarter or a fourth of something. Another antonym is "single," which means only one or existing alone. "Unilateral" is another antonym, which means affecting only one side or party. "Individual" is also an antonym, meaning separate or distinct. "Scattered" is another antonym that means dispersed or spread out in different directions. Finally, "sparse" also serves as an antonym of fourfold, which means thinly dispersed or scanty. Each of these antonyms of fourfold represent a different meaning of the opposite.

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Usage examples for Fourfold

All Kurt's dread of calamity returned fourfold.
"The Desert of Wheat"
Zane Grey
Close by is the resting-place of Thomas Boston, that earlier "Ettrick Shepherd" whose "fourfold State" and "Crook in the Lot" are not yet forgotten.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
It only remains to be observed, with regard to theft, that when cattle was recovered yet alive, the thief restored double, but when his act was consummated by slaughtering what he had taken, then he restored a sheep fourfold, and for an ox five oxen, because his villainy was more high-handed.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick

Famous quotes with Fourfold

  • Renowned Spenser, lie a thought more nigh To learned Chaucer, and rare Beaumont lie A little nearer Spenser, to make room For Shakespeare in your threefold, fourfold tomb.
    William Shakespeare

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