Synonyms of scrunched

scrunched

verb

past tense of scrunch

1

as in crumpled

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

scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crumpled
• folded
• wrinkled
• crinkled
• rumpled
• creased
• puckered
• furrowed
• ruffled
• pleated
• corrugated
• rucked
• rippled
• crimped
• crisped
• knit
• knitted
• contracted
• mussed (up)
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• smoothed
• straightened
• pressed
• ironed
• ironed out
• unfolded
• smoothened
• uncrumpled
• evened
• tidied
• neatened

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• flattened
• smoothed
• straightened
• pressed
• ironed
• ironed out
• unfolded
• smoothened
• uncrumpled
• evened
• tidied
• neatened

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2

as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

the climbers scrunched down on the leeward side of a large boulder and waited for the storm to pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouched
• hunched
• huddled
• squatted
• couched
• squinched
• curled up
• hunkered (down)

3

as in scraped

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

scrunched loose gravel with every footstep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scraped
• gritted
• crunched
• scratched
• groaned
• ground
• creaked
• whined
• grated
• gnashed
• moaned
• clashed
• jarred
• collided
• rasped
• jangled