Synonyms of rumple

rumple

verb

1

as in to crumple

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

the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in to wrinkle

to develop creases or folds

the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• shuffle
• muss
• tousle
• disturb
• disarrange
• dishevel
• confuse
• disorganize
• jumble
• disorder
• muddle
• disarray
• discompose
• tangle
• scramble
• tumble
• upset
• dislocate
• derange
• snarl
• hash
• disjoint
• embroil
• unsettle
• perturb
• clutter
• entangle
• mix (up)
• agitate
• mess (up)
• stir (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organize
• dispose
• arrange
• regulate
• order
• marshall
• marshal
• array
• tidy
• aline
• line
• align
• straighten (up)
• line up
• range
• adjust
• classify
• make up
• codify
• fix
• queue
• systematize
• draw up
• groom
• spruce (up)
• methodize
• systemize
• unscramble

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• organize
• dispose
• arrange
• regulate
• order
• marshall
• marshal
• array
• tidy
• aline
• line
• align
• straighten (up)
• line up
• range
• adjust
• classify
• make up
• codify
• fix
• queue
• systematize
• draw up
• groom
• spruce (up)
• methodize
• systemize
• unscramble

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