Synonyms of crinkle

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noun

as in furrow

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface

little crinkles at the corners of his mouth showed whenever he smiled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

crinkle

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verb

1

as in to crackle

to make small sounds usually by rubbing or moving

a paper seat cover that crinkles with every move

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crackle
• rustle
• squeak
• whisper
• sigh
• whoosh
• swoosh
• gurgle
• creak
• murmur
• babble
• crepitate

2

as in to crumple

to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in

crinkled the candy wrapper up and threw it away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in to wrinkle

to develop creases or folds

her forehead crinkled in consternation when her guests failed to arrive on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrinkle
• furrow
• crease
• fold
• double
• rumple
• crumple
• collapse