wrinkled
/'riɳkld/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having small lines or folds on the surface: Describes something, especially skin, fabric, or paper, that is not smooth and has developed creases.
- Not smooth or flat: Refers to a surface that is crumpled or has lost its original smoothness.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The old photograph was faded and wrinkled.
- She tried to smooth out the wrinkled tablecloth.
- His face was wrinkled from years of smiling in the sun.
Advanced Usage
- "wrinkled with age": deeply lined due to being old.
- The ancient map was wrinkled with age and difficult to read.
- "wrinkled brow": a forehead with lines, often indicating concentration, worry, or thought.
- He looked at the puzzle with a wrinkled brow.
Variants and Related Words
- Wrinkle (noun): A small line or fold in something, especially on fabric or the skin.
- She ironed her shirt to remove every wrinkle.
- Wrinkle (verb): To make or become marked with lines or folds.
- Don't wrinkle your new dress by sitting on it.
- Unwrinkled (adjective): Smooth, without wrinkles.
- He preferred his shirts to be perfectly unwrinkled.
Synonyms
- Creased: Marked by a line made by folding or pressing.
- Crumpled: Crushed so as to become creased and wrinkled.
- Rumpled: Disarranged and untidy, often with wrinkles.
- Lined: Marked with long, narrow wrinkles (often used for skin).
Antonyms
- Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from wrinkles.
- Ironed: (Of fabric) made smooth with a hot iron.
- Unwrinkled: Not wrinkled; smooth.
Related Phrases
- To get wrinkled: To become creased or lined.
- This fabric tends to get wrinkled easily.
- Wrinkled like a prune: An idiom describing skin that is very shriveled and full of wrinkles, often from being in water.
- After the long bath, his fingers were wrinkled like a prune.
Adjective
- (of linens or clothes) not ironed
- a pile of unironed laundry
- wore unironed jeans
- marked by wrinkles
- tired travelers in wrinkled clothes