scrunchier
Increasingly bunched up
Scrunchier is the comparative form of scrunchy, meaning more crinkled, wrinkled, or compressed.
A face can look scrunchier when someone squints harder; fabric can be scrunchier when gathered more tightly: Her nose got scrunchier as the smell worsened.
The word suggests texture or expression that's bunched up or contracted.
Formed small wrinkles
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
corrugated · crumpled · gathered · pleated · ruffled · bunched · ridged · nubby
Pressed firmly together
- compactedPressed into less space
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- squashedCrushed by force
- contractedReduced in size
constricted · crammed · wadded · balled · bunched · clenched · condensed · pressed
Able to stretch, rebounds
- hairbandHair-securing accessory
- velvetThick-pile textile
- corduroyRidged cotton textile
- taffetaSmooth, lustrous woven cloth
organza · tulle · chiffon · seersucker · gathered · shirred · ruched · textured
crinkled
Formed small wrinkles
puckered · corrugated · crumpled · gathered · pleated · ruffled · bunched · ridged · nubby · ribbed
squeezed
Pressed firmly together
contracted · constricted · crammed · wadded · balled · bunched · clenched · condensed · pressed · tight
elastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
taffeta · organza · tulle · chiffon · seersucker · gathered · shirred · ruched · textured · stretchy
rustle
Soft crackling sound
creak · swish · flutter · whisper · squish · squeak · rasp · scrape · grind · rumple
crinklier
More creased or rumpled