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Wrinkled

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

📖 Definitions of "Wrinkled"

verb

1
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
"Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive."
2
To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
"An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle."
3
(of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
"The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts."
4
To sneer (at).

adjective

1
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.
"As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled."

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
furrowed	Marked with furrows.
rumpled	Wrinkled or crumpled.
crumpled	Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
creased	Having a crease or creases.
puckered-up	(attributive) Contracted so as to form wrinkles.
puckered	(used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles
unpressed	Not pressed.
wrinklynoun	Having wrinkles.
drip-drynoun	A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.
permanent-pressnoun	Alternative spelling of permanent press. [A characteristic of a fabric, especially one used in clothing, often created by applying a chemical treatment and pressure, which causes lasting resistance to wrinkling and retention of pleats and creases.]
unironed	Not ironed.
unsmoothed	Not smoothed
roughdried	(of laundry) dried but not ironed

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
ironed	That has been pressed or smoothed with a hot iron; pressed.
unwrinkled	Without wrinkles.
wrinkleless	Without wrinkles.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
puckered-up	(attributive) Contracted so as to form wrinkles.
creasedverb	Having a crease or creases.
rumpled	Wrinkled or crumpled.
crumpled	Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
furrowed	Marked with furrows.
drip-drynoun	A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.
permanent-pressnoun	Alternative spelling of permanent press. [A characteristic of a fabric, especially one used in clothing, often created by applying a chemical treatment and pressure, which causes lasting resistance to wrinkling and retention of pleats and creases.]
unsmoothed	Not smoothed
unironed	Not ironed.
unpressed	Not pressed.
puckered	(used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles
roughdried	(of laundry) dried but not ironed
rugatenoun	Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
foldnoun	(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
folded	bent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another
lined	Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
crinkled	Having crinkles
scrunchedverb	(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
bunched	Formed in bunches
gnarled	Made rough by age or hard work.