crinkled

Full of creases

Crinkled describes something with small creases, wrinkles, or wavy folds.

Paper crinkles when crushed and smoothed out again.

Fabric crinkles from being bunched up.

Skin around the eyes crinkles with age or laughter: Her face crinkled into a smile.

The texture suggests something that was once smooth but has been compressed or aged.

texture

creased

Bearing pressed lines

furrowed · corrugated · ridged · grooved · dimpled · ruffled · scrunched · waffled · embossed · crimped

aged

weathered

Eroded by exposure

leathery · papery · time-worn · careworn · etched · sagging · thin-skinned · delicate · fragile · worn

fabric

taffeta

Smooth, lustrous woven cloth

silk · gauze · cotton · linen · crushed · seersucker · pleated · gathered · puckered · shirred

paper

foil

Defeat a plan

wrapper · waxed · newsprint · crepe · origami · dog-eared · folded · accordion · crease · crisp

expression

smile

Pleased facial expression

  • eyesOrgans of sight
  • noseOlfactory facial organ
  • grinBroad, toothy smile

squint · laugh · wince · grimace · beaming · crow's-feet · twinkle · merry · amused · scrunched

Categories
Opposites
surface texture/smoothness

crinkledsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

flat · even · unwrinkled · straight · sleek

straightness/linearity

crinkledstraight

Not curved or crooked

straightened · flat · uncreased · unwrinkled · sleek

Phrases
Family

crinkle, crinkly, crinkling, crinkles, uncrinkled, uncrinkling, uncrinkles

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G