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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• inflates
• swells

• rises
• inflates
• swells