Synonyms of crumpled

crumpled

verb

past tense of crumple

1

as in scrunched

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

crumpled the piece of paper and angrily threw it in the wastebasket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• tumbled
• buckled
• went
• melted
• crumbled
• shattered
• died
• gave
• yielded
• went out
• flattened
• foundered
• imploded
• gave way
• crashed
• caved (in)
• smashed
• deflated
• cracked
• broke
• snapped
• failed
• burst
• popped
• splintered
• stalled
• bursted
• split
• melted down
• broke down
• gave out
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• inflated
• swelled