PUCKERED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

puckered

verb

past tense of pucker

as in creased

to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed puckered the fabric before adding stitches

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Recent Examples of puckered Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026 Other signs include a change in skin texture that may look puckered, scaly or inflamed, and may appear red, purple or darker in other areas of the breast. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Kardashian puckered her lips and gave the camera a smoldering look. — Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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The leather had creased across the rounded toes, while the uppers had softened around the shape of her feet.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
That combination creased conditions increasingly favorable for widespread severe thunderstorms.

— Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 June 2026

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The day could be sliced into identical pieces, the body trained to answer the bell, and the worker folded into a machine that only made sense when every human motion had been made useful to someone else.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Fire shelters weigh around 6 pounds and are folded up inside several protective layers in a firefighter’s pack.

— Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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