Synonyms of wrinkle

wrinkle 1 of 2

noun

ˈriŋ-kəl 

1

as in furrow

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface

the old woman's face creased into wrinkles as she smiled

the curtains cascaded onto the floor in ripples and wrinkles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furrow
• crease
• crinkle
• crimp
• pucker
• corrugation
• tuck
• loop
• pleat
• ply
• layer
• seam
• plait
• crow's-foot

2

as in innovation

something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination

the latest wrinkle in digital photography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innovation
• invention
• product
• concoction
• creation
• coinage
• contrivance
• gadget
• brainchild
• device
• work
• design
• conception
• novelty
• contraption
• gizmo
• gismo
• dream
• vision
• origination
• picture
• imagining
• fantasy
• phantasy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copy
• duplicate
• reproduction
• imitation
• duplication
• replication
• clone
• facsimile
• replica
• carbon copy
• reduplication
• dupe

wrinkle

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verb

1

as in to furrow

to develop creases or folds

if you don't fold clothes promptly after drying, they'll wrinkle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to crumple

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

sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of wrinkle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

So that’s what’s on my wish list for this sale: a good steamer, large enough to smooth some serious wrinkles, but small enough to stow in my luggage. —Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024

So boosting collagen production can make wrinkles and fine lines less apparent. —Erica Sweeney, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024

Verb

Important to note is that linen also wrinkles easily. —Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024

Polyester is another durable option that’s easy to clean and doesn’t wrinkle easily. —Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 10 Sep. 2024