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Synonyms & Antonyms of crimp
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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
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2
something that makes movement or progress difficult
- the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule
Synonyms for 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
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Near Antonyms for crimp
crimp
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of crimp (Entry 2 of 2)
2
as in fold, crease
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of crimp was in 1712
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