Synonyms of wrinkled

wrinkled 1 of 2

adjective

as in rumpled

Related Words

• rumpled
• disheveled
• shaggy
• messy
• disordered
• uncombed
• disarranged
• cluttered
• chaotic
• muddled
• confused
• mussed
• mussy
• shabby
• messed
• slatternly
• unkempt
• stained
• slovenly
• untidy
• blackened
• sloppy
• dowdy
• sleazy
• dingy
• soiled
• filthy
• grimy
• unclean
• frowsy
• blowsy
• dirty
• grubby
• sloven
• mucky
• slobby
• grungy
• spotted
• slobbish
• squalid
• scroungy
• foul
• sullied
• besmirched
• uncleanly
• scuzzy
• nasty

Dissimilar Words

• sharp
• dapper
• smart
• dashing
• spruce
• fashionable
• stylish
• chic
• neat
• combed
• modish
• groomed
• orderly
• tidy
• clean
• careful
• cleaned
• ordered
• fussy
• spotless
• stainless
• meticulous
• dolled up
• fastidious
• sparkling
• immaculate
• unsullied
• unsoiled
• cleanly

wrinkled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of wrinkle

1

as in furrowed

to develop creases or folds

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furrowed
• creased
• folded
• crinkled
• crumpled
• rumpled
• doubled
• collapsed

2

as in crumpled

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

sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrinkled

Adjective

Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026

Verb

There’s arguably nothing more annoying than rushing out the door to an event, only to realize your dress is wrinkled and needs to be steamed. — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Instead, look for signs the succulent is thirsty, like leaves that appear deflated or slightly wrinkled. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

As gray and wrinkled as the bottom of a mummy’s foot, the Cyclops’ face is wonderfully askew, like he was stepped on by someone even bigger than him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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

My skin looked dry and wrinkled. — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

One Amazon shopper, who wore them on both a flight and a road trip, raved that the pants never wrinkled, which is especially valuable when living out of a suitcase. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026

If the cucumbers are starting to turn yellow, have wrinkled skin, or have become misshapen, they've usually been left on the vine too long. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026

Some studies have failed to replicate these results when participants were asked to handle small, light, wet objects with wrinkled versus smooth fingers. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026