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

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

Crepey skin is an inevitable part of aging, and it’s characterized by loose, thin, and wrinkled skin on the neck, hands, jawline, and around the mouth. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 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