Wrinkle

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/

Synonyms for "wrinkle" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(6 words)

crease furrow line complicate complication corrugating

abbreviate age bezel bonus bristle canal canalize carve chamfer channel chasecheat the undertakerchink chisel circumscribe coarct cocker cockle compact compress

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concentrate condense consolidate constrict constringe contract corrugate corrugation crack cramp crankle cranny craze crease

Verb(2 words)

corrugates crease

Strong matches (63)

Adjective(2 words)

creased dimpled

Noun(13 words)

creases creasing crinkle crinkles crinkling crumple deformation distort fold frown frowns furrowing furrows

crimp crimple crinkle crumple crush curtail cut dado decline decoration decrease dike ditch dodder drawdraw indraw togetherengrave engraving extra

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extra added attractionextra dashfad faddiness faddishness faddism faddist fade fail filigree filling fillip flourish flute fluting fold frill furrow gashget along

Verb(8 words)

crinkle crinkled crisp crumple crumpled crumples furrow furrowed

Related words (104)

get ongoffer gouge groovegrow oldgully incise incision innovation kink knit knot lagniappe method microgroove narrow novelty ornament padding pleat

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plica plow premium puckerpucker uppurse rabbet rage reduce ridge rifle rifling rimple ripple rivelrub the wrong wayruck ruckle ruffle rumple rut score scratch screw scrunchset on edgeshake shirr shorten shrivel sink slit solidifysomething extrastrangle strangulate streak stria striate striation stuffing sulcation sulcus superaddition totter trench trimming troughturn grayturn whitetwist wanewaste awaywell-worn groovewimple wither wizen

Noun(16 words)

hitch pucker puckering puckersridge formingrippling ruffles ruffling rumpling scrunches scrunching seam setback snag undulation wrinkles

Verb(9 words)

puckered purse ruckle ruffled rumple rumples scrunchscrunch upscrunched

Adjective(2 words)

rumpled wizened

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5 relation types

More general

21 entries

alteration contract deformation depression difficultness difficulty distortion expressionfacial expressionfoldfold upimpression imprint line mark method

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More specific

14 entries

brow furrowbudget snagcompressive wrinklecreasefabric creasefacial wrinklefoldforehead creaselogistical hitchpuckerregulatory snagschedule conflictthermally induced wrinkletimeline delay

Collocations

12 entries

cause wrinklescrow's feetfabric wrinklefacial wrinklesurface wrinklewrinkle creamwrinkle easilywrinkle fabricwrinkle removalwrinkle the browwrinkle the skinwrinkle-prone fabric

Inflections

3 entries

wrinkled wrinkles wrinkling

Derivations

4 entries

wrinkled wrinkledness wrinkling wrinkly

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hang up your shirts before they wrinkle.

Source: tatoeba (569058)

There's a pesky wrinkle on my shirt that I just can't get the iron to remove.

Source: tatoeba (2321334)

From within her wrinkle furrowed face two alert and inquisitive eyes looked at me.

Source: tatoeba (5258203)

There's an annoying wrinkle on my shirt that I can't get out with the iron.

Source: tatoeba (10713810)

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