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to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it
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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Minutes stretched into hours as Evelyn focused on ensuring her wedding ring didn't slip off her fingers, now waterlogged and wrinkled.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Even if your flight is only a quick duration, no one wants to look sloppy, wrinkled, or feel uncomfortable.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The metallized effect leaves the pants looking—well—completely wrinkled.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Bad potatoes might be mushy, bruised, wrinkled, moldy, or green.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Minutes stretched into hours as Evelyn focused on ensuring her wedding ring didn't slip off her fingers, now waterlogged and wrinkled.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Even if your flight is only a quick duration, no one wants to look sloppy, wrinkled, or feel uncomfortable.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The metallized effect leaves the pants looking—well—completely wrinkled.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Adjective
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Both the oak and walnut speak to traditional Japandi styles, and both would look particularly handsome with a rumpled, fluffy set of TEKLA sheets to polish off the cozy look.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 Mar. 2026
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Benedict, all rumpled and goofy, doesn’t understand why Sophie is going back to work.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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First responders found Jenkins crumpled in the roadway, suffering from massive injuries across his body.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Spread the bedding out as much as possible in the machine so it’s not crumpled or folded.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The New Museum is a profoundly urban citizen, eccentrically embedded on its once legendarily disheveled street.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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Images of her shrugging while looking slightly disheveled following a physical challenge went viral.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pair with a cropped trench coat, creased denim, and shield sunglasses for an effortlessly cool look.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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The light was honeyed, her face in it creased with worry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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James then scrunched his face into a sarcastic, close-eyed smile.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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This faux leather style features an elegant, rounded collar and scrunched sleeves that together create a bold, endlessly versatile piece that can be thrown over a dress and knee-high boots for an afternoon brunch, or paired with denim and sneakers for a day of exploring.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Using a fork, gradually draw the flour into the liquid until a shaggy dough begins to form.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s something that the broader AI industry has so far struggled to do, partly because LLMs are typically trained on vast, messy datasets scraped from across the internet, where ownership, consent and individual contributions from millions of sources are nearly impossible to track.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, messy planning has led to controversial, costly golden parachutes, shareholder lawsuits, a stockholder revolt and a bitter, distracting proxy fight.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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