Synonyms of crimp

crimp 1 of 2

noun

1

as in furrow

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface

a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer

made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furrow
• crease
• wrinkle
• crinkle
• loop
• pucker
• corrugation
• tuck
• ply
• seam
• pleat
• plait
• layer
• crow's-foot

2

as in obstacle

something that makes movement or progress difficult

the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacle
• hurdle
• obstruction
• embarrassment
• barrier
• interference
• let
• chain
• burden
• impediment
• shackles
• load
• hindrance
• cramp
• inhibition
• block
• handicap
• constraint
• brake
• hitch
• stumbling block
• drag
• trammel
• deterrent
• stop
• encumbrance
• clog
• bar
• rub
• fetter
• balk
• delay
• manacle
• restraint
• blockade
• rein
• holdback
• danger
• blockage
• disadvantage
• brick wall
• curb
• arrest
• snag
• embargo
• stone wall
• catch
• hazard
• stoppage
• difficulty
• hardship
• bit
• hobble
• reef
• stall
• peril
• drawback
• check
• holdup
• adversity
• cumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incentive
• stimulus
• spur
• catalyst
• edge
• advantage
• impetus
• break
• aid
• assistance
• benefit
• stimulant
• goad
• help
• boost
• handmaiden

crimp

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verb

1

as in to pinch

Related Words

• pinch
• tweak
• grip
• clutch
• nip
• grasp
• hold
• clasp
• take

Dissimilar Words

• drop
• release
• loosen
• free
• spring
• loose

2

as in to crease

Related Words

• crease
• fold
• pucker
• wrinkle
• corrugate
• pleat
• ruffle
• ripple
• crumple
• scrunch
• crisp
• ruck
• knit
• crinkle
• rumple
• furrow
• contract
• muss (up)
• mess (up)

Dissimilar Words

• flatten
• smooth
• straighten
• press
• iron out
• iron
• even
• smoothen
• uncrumple
• unfold
• tidy
• neaten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crimp

Noun

Gas prices are once again on the rise a month after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, resulting in a severe crimp in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026

The war has put a crimp on the Strait of Hormuz, driving up gas prices to the $4 mark in Northwest Indiana. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Verb

Another turned a model into a full on hair cocoon and, after that, a style crimped into what looked like a melange of spider legs. — Essence, 4 May 2026

The foreign sounds made his face crimp, as if somebody right next to him had farted. — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026