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

And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

They’re slammed for touting wrinkles, and they’re faulted for getting filler and a facelift. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combined at the butthole. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

The wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

For Musk, aging with confidence isn't just about embracing wrinkles and silver hair. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Each treatment takes just 10 minutes, and the mask is said to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and plump up skin after eight weeks of consistent use. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

The treatment is fast, easy to use at home, and nearly pain-free—plus, it’s designed to help smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles while boosting the skin’s radiance. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

The answer from dermatologists—the people who look at skin cancer and wrinkles and sun spots all day long—is yes. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 2 Oct. 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