Synonyms of crumples

crumples

verb

present tense third-person singular of crumple

1

as in scrunches

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

crumpled the piece of paper and angrily threw it in the wastebasket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrunches
• folds
• wrinkles
• furrows
• crinkles
• rumples
• creases
• puckers
• ripples
• ruffles
• knits
• crimps
• corrugates
• crisps
• pleats
• rucks
• contracts
• musses (up)
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattens
• smooths
• straightens
• presses
• irons
• irons out
• evens
• unfolds
• smoothens
• uncrumples
• tidies
• neatens

2

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• tumbles
• goes
• melts
• shatters
• crumbles
• gives
• dies
• buckles
• yields
• implodes
• flattens
• goes out
• gives way
• fails
• crashes
• founders
• breaks
• smashes
• bursts
• caves (in)
• pops
• snaps
• deflates
• cracks
• splits
• stalls
• breaks down
• melts down
• gives out
• splinters
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crumples

My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026

The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025