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crimp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of crimp

1 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 of crimp

crease, crinkle, furrow, wrinkle

Words Related to crimp

corrugation, layer, loop, plait, pleat, ply, pucker, seam, tuck

2 something that makes movement or progress difficult

the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule

Synonyms of crimp

balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

Words Related to crimp

catch, hitch, rub, snag

barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall

arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint

embargo, stoppage

delay, holdup, stall

burden, cumber, load

danger, hazard, peril, reef

adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship

Near Antonyms of crimp

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus

advantage, break, edge

aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help

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