unwrinkles

Flattens out folds

Unwrinkles means to smooth out wrinkles or creases.

You might unwrinkle a shirt by ironing it, or unwrinkle a crumpled piece of paper by flattening it against a table.

The word also works figuratively: She unwrinkled her brow as the tension eased.

smoothing

flattens

Makes level or even

sleeks · spreads · stretches · pulls · unfolds · unfurls · relaxes · releases · loosens · eases

fabric

iron

Element twenty-six

  • steamHeated water's gaseous form
  • pressApply force downward
  • laundryItems needing cleaning

crease · flat · smooth · garment · clothes · linen · cotton · silk · collar · cuff

skin

rejuvenate

Restore youthful vigor

tighten · firm · plump · retinol · botox · collagen · serum · cream · moisturize · facelift

Opposites
surface smoothness action

unwrinkleswrinkles

Surface lines from folding

creases · crumples · rumples · crinkles · scrunches

Family

unwrinkled, unwrinkle, unwrinkling

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