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

It’s formulated with an 8 percent concentration of mandelic acid, an ingredient that decongests pores, combats existing and prevents new blemishes, evens out tone, and plumps wrinkles. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026

One of the most imaginative wrinkles in the staging is one the average viewer might not even be noticing, or at least thinking much about. — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Along with many of the brand’s red light therapy tools, this device helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles, brightens your complexion, and, well, makes your skin look better. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Well-hydrated skin tends to look plumper and smoother, which makes fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging less noticeable. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

The company says Document Scan can reduce dog-ear folds, wrinkles, and fingerprints when capturing scans. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Which is why her character flicks through YouTube plastic surgery videos and stares at older women on the bus, comparing her wrinkles and checking her neck for any signs of sagging. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026

Rather than actual service failures, those logistical wrinkles serve as reminders that beneath the polished five-star veneer sits a functioning medical practice attempting to reconcile luxury hospitality with individualized medicine. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

If the fruit has wrinkles or soft spots or doesn’t smell good, don’t buy it. — Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 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