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
• furrowed
• puckered
• knitted
• ruffled
• corrugated
• rippled
• pleated
• knit
• rucked
• crimped
• crisped
• contracted
• mussed (up)
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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