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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrinkle

Noun

The study adds a new wrinkle to the ongoing debate over whether these increasingly expensive corporate incentives are worth their cost to taxpayers. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Everything on the site is up to 50 percent off — even my… drumroll… exact wrinkle-free pants that look polished and feel so comfortable. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Her husband wrinkled his forehead, momentarily, as if trying to place her. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Linen has a reputation for wrinkling, but the beauty of these pants is that the creases look intentional. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026