CRINKLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRINKLE?

Need another word that means the same as “crinkle”? Find 27 synonyms for “crinkle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Crinkle” are: crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, pucker, furrow, line, corrugate, crimp, ruck up, seam, fold, gather, ridge, corrugation, groove

Crinkle as a Noun

Definitions of "Crinkle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crinkle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface.
• A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.
• A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.

Synonyms of "Crinkle" as a noun (13 Words)

corrugation	The act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves.
crease	Any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places. A crease in his trousers.
crumple	A crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.
fold	A piece of paper or cloth that has been folded. A fold of paper slipped out of the diary.
furrow	A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface. There were deep furrows in his brow.
gather	A part of a garment that is gathered.
groove	A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process such as erosion or by a tool as e g a groove in a phonograph record. His thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove.
line	Space for one line of print one column wide and 1 14 inch deep used to measure advertising. Each stanza has eight lines.
pucker	A tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold. A pucker between his eyebrows.
ridge	A raised strip of arable land, especially (in medieval fields) one of a set separated by furrows. A high pressure ridge helping to steer cyclones further south.
rumple	An untidy state. She left her clothes in a rumple on the floor.
seam	A trace or presence of something. The buried forests became seams of coal.
wrinkle	A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface. Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles.

Usage Examples of "Crinkle" as a noun

• There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead.

Crinkle as a Verb

Definitions of "Crinkle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crinkle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.
• Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.
• Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.
• Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic.

Synonyms of "Crinkle" as a verb (14 Words)

corrugate	Fold into ridges. Micky s brow corrugated in a simian frown.
crease	Make wrinkled or creased. Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up.
crimp	Curl tightly. Crimp hair.
crisp	Of food develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill. There is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river.
crumple	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. The child s face crumpled and he began to howl.
furrow	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. Furrow one s brow.
line	Mark with lines. Line a chimney.
pucker	Draw together into folds or puckers. She puckered her lips.
ruck up	Raise.
ruckle	Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp’ is archaic. In the hall the rugs were ruckled up as if someone had been in a hurry to get out.
rumple	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. Careful you ll rumple my outfit.
scrunch	Make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants. Their faces scrunch up with concentration.
scrunch up	Raise.
wrinkle	Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds pucker. He sniffed and wrinkled his nose.

Usage Examples of "Crinkle" as a verb

• He smiled boyishly, crinkling his eyes.
• Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment.