Synonyms of wrinkles

wrinkles 1 of 2

noun

plural of wrinkle

1

as in creases

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

• creases
• furrows
• crinkles
• plies
• pleats
• crimps
• puckers
• corrugations
• loops
• tucks
• plaits
• layers
• seams
• crow's-feet

2

as in innovations

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

the latest wrinkle in digital photography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innovations
• inventions
• products
• works
• concoctions
• contrivances
• creations
• devices
• coinages
• pictures
• novelties
• gadgets
• conceptions
• designs
• brainchildren
• contraptions
• gizmos
• visions
• dreams
• fantasies
• originations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copies
• reproductions
• duplicates
• imitations
• carbon copies
• clones
• duplications
• facsimiles
• dupes
• replicas
• replications
• reduplications

wrinkles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wrinkle

1

as in furrows

to develop creases or folds

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furrows
• creases
• folds
• crinkles
• rumples
• doubles
• crumples
• collapses

2

as in crumples

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

sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crumples
• scrunches
• folds
• crinkles
• creases
• furrows
• rumples
• puckers
• ruffles
• ripples
• crimps
• pleats
• knits
• corrugates
• rucks
• crisps
• contracts
• musses (up)
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smooths
• irons
• flattens
• irons out
• straightens
• presses
• smoothens
• evens
• uncrumples
• unfolds
• tidies
• neatens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrinkles

Noun

Daily use slows the appearance of wrinkles and age spots regardless of skin tone, Lee told HowStuffWorks. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Lee also noted that skin cancer is less prevalent in people of color, but UV exposure still causes premature aging and age spots at every skin tone, and daily use slows the appearance of wrinkles and age spots regardless. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Remove laundry from the washer quickly to avoid odors and stubborn wrinkles. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

And a pretty good one, at that, albeit one with some serious command wrinkles to work out. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Made with a peptide complex and vitamin E, the patches reduce lines and wrinkles while plumping and brightening your skin. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026

The actress once discouraged a photographer from editing her wrinkles out of a favorite picture. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Among them, 69% want to prevent wrinkles, while 25% already follow a skincare routine consisting of three to five products. — Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The iron’s precision tip is perfectly shaped for removing wrinkles from hard-to-reach spots, like a shirt’s collar or cuffs. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Verb

That’s because the set is made from ribbed fabric that disguises wrinkles well and gives the set a more stylish edge. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026

There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Harlow wrinkles her nose, the perfect picture of disgust. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025