uncrumpling
Flattening wadded paper
Uncrumpling is the act of smoothing out something that has been crumpled—straightening wrinkled paper, fabric, or other material back toward its original form: She spent a moment uncrumpling the letter before reading it.
The process rarely restores something completely; creases and wrinkles typically remain.
Reducing to evenness
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- unwrinklingRemoving folds from surfaces
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- ironingSmoothing cloth with heat
unfolding · unbending · spreading · stretching · smoothing · evening · leveling · relaxing
Regaining health or strength
- salvagingRecovering discarded or damaged goods
- rescuingSaving from danger
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
- reconstitutingRestoring to former state
rehabilitating · mending · repairing · fixing · reclaiming · retrieving · reassembling · reconstructing
Making more orderly
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
sorting · ordering · aligning · presentable · crisp · tidy · reshaping · preparing
Revealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
deciphering · reading · examining · inspecting · disclosing · unearthing · finding · detecting
flattening
Reducing to evenness
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- unwrinklingRemoving folds from surfaces
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
ironing · unfolding · unbending · spreading · stretching · smoothing · evening · leveling · relaxing · easing
recovering
Regaining health or strength
- salvagingRecovering discarded or damaged goods
- rescuingSaving from danger
- revivingRestoring vitality or consciousness
reconstituting · rehabilitating · mending · repairing · fixing · reclaiming · retrieving · reassembling · reconstructing · renewing
neatening
Making more orderly
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- organizingSystematically putting in order
decluttering · sorting · ordering · aligning · presentable · crisp · tidy · reshaping · preparing · readying
uncovering
Revealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- unveilingAct of first revealing
unfolding · deciphering · reading · examining · inspecting · disclosing · unearthing · finding · detecting · decoding
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Crushing into folds
wadding · scrunching · balling up · crushing · compressing
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Crushing into folds
wrinkling · rumpling · distorting · deforming · compacting
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