wadded
Squeezed into mass
Wadded describes something compressed or crumpled into a wad—a compact mass or lump.
Paper gets wadded up and tossed in the trash.
Cotton or fabric can be wadded for stuffing or padding: a wadded jacket liner.
The word implies material bunched together without care for shape: He threw the wadded napkin across the table.
Crushed into irregular folds
- scrunchedCrushed into compact mass
- balledFormed into sphere
- bunchedGrouped tightly together
- compactedPressed into less space
squeezed · packed · crushed · rolled · gathered · clumped · lumped · mashed
crumpled
Crushed into irregular folds
compacted · squeezed · packed · crushed · rolled · gathered · clumped · lumped · mashed · pressed
padding
Material for cushioning
- fillingMaterial placed within
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- packingPutting items in containers
cushioning · insulation · batting · lining · gauze · cotton · tissue · cloth · paper · fabric
tossed
Threw lightly
creased · rumpled · disposable · napkin · tissue · handkerchief · wrapper · receipt · note · trash
- compressedcompressed, compacted, squeezed, squashed, crushed