wrinkle synonyms

wrinkle

n.

crease, furrow, crinkle, ridge, fold, corrugation, line, crow's foot, pucker, pleat.

wrinkle

v.

  1. To form into wrinkles

    rumple, crease, furrow, screw up, pucker, cockle, twist, crumple, compress, crinkle.

    Antonyms straighten*, smooth out, iron. *

  2. To become wrinkled

    grow old, shrivel up, become warped, dry up, wither lose shape; see also wither.

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