unwrinkle

Remove the creases

To unwrinkle is to smooth out wrinkles or creases—in fabric, paper, or skin.

You might unwrinkle a shirt with an iron or unwrinkle a crumpled letter to read it.

The word appears less often than its opposite: She tried to unwrinkle the tablecloth before guests arrived.

ironing

steam

Heated water's gaseous form

  • pressApply force downward
  • ironElement twenty-six
  • heatTransferred thermal energy

soleplate · starch · spray · flat · temperature · settings · nonstick · dry-clean · appliance · household

fabric

crease

Line from folding

cotton · silk · textile · drapery · curtain · laundry · denim · wool · polyester · weave

smooth

flatten

Make level or smooth

  • sleekSmooth and elegant
  • evenUniform and level
  • levelHorizontal or uniform position

taut · stretched · glide · buff · polish · creaseless · refinish · plane · straighten

skin

rejuvenate

Restore youthful vigor

collagen · botox · facelift · serum · elastin · firmness · supple · radiant · glow · tighten

restore

refresh

Restore energy or newness

repair · recondition · rehabilitate · recover · remedy · rectify · salvage · refurbish

Opposites
surface smoothness action

unwrinklewrinkle

Surface fold or crease

crumple · crease · rumple · scrunch · crush

preservation vs deterioration

unwrinkleshrivel

Contract from dryness

wither · blight · age · weather · deteriorate

Family

unwrinkled, unwrinkling, unwrinkles

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G