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crinkle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of crinkle

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
  • Little crinkles at the corners of his mouth showed whenever he smiled.
Synonyms of crinkle

crease, crimp, furrow, wrinkle
Words Related to crinkle

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

crow's-foot

crinkle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of crinkle

1 to make small sounds usually by rubbing or moving
  • a paper seat cover that crinkles with every move
Synonyms of crinkle

rustle
Words Related to crinkle

crackle, crepitate

creak, squeak

swoosh, whoosh

babble, gurgle, murmur, sigh, whisper
2 to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
  • crinkled the candy wrapper up and threw it away
Synonyms of crinkle

crumple, rumple, scrunch, wrinkle
Words Related to crinkle

corrugate, crease, crimp, fold, pleat, pucker, ruck

crisp, ripple, ruffle

contract, furrow, knit

mess (up), muss (up)
Near Antonyms of crinkle

even, iron, press, straighten

unfold

neaten, tidy
Antonyms of crinkle

flatten, iron out, smooth, smoothen, uncrumple
3 to develop creases or folds
  • Her forehead crinkled in consternation when her guests failed to arrive on time.
Synonyms of crinkle

crease, furrow, rumple, wrinkle
Words Related to crinkle

collapse, crumple, double, fold

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