crimped 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of crimpednext
as in wavy

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crimped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of crimp
1
as in pinched

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2
as in creased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimped
  1. wavy
  2. waved
  3. tweaked
  4. frizzy
  5. folded
  6. kinky
  7. wrinkled
  8. crumpled
Adjective
  • The wavy deck even appears to feature ergonomic loungers cut directly into the surface for a more comfortable lie-down out in the sun.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
  • What’s happening is the jet stream — that usually west-to-east river of air way above ground that moves weather systems along — has made a roller-coaster like dip from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast and is stuck on that wavy track.
    Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of wavy
Adjective
  • Equally as breezy were Cate Blanchett’s loosely waved bob, as well as Jodi Foster’s.
    James Manso, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Imagine snorkeling with playful sea lions, walking alongside giant tortoises, and watching the famous blue-footed boobies dance right in front of you or the waved albatross performing their (goofy-looking) mating ritual.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of waved
Verb
  • The 737 Max was grounded for almost two years, and a flight-control system, which was later tweaked, was implicated in both of those crashes.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Moscow, like Kyiv, has used a broad range of drones that are updated and tweaked as often as every few weeks.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of tweaked
Adjective
  • The drier winter air outside and scratchy fabrics used in most cold-weather wear work together to make this a time of frizzy, fuzzy hair.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
  • To smooth flyaways and other wild, tough-to-control wisps, soak your strands with one of the best hair masks for frizzy hair.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of frizzy
Verb
  • Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That image has long since been folded into Guardiola’s mythology.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • How kinky and horny can a film about a She-EO and a finance bro intern really be?
    Quispe López, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Sprinter Kendall Ellis plans to embrace her kinky hair texture while racing to the finish line.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 July 2024
Definition of kinky
Verb
  • Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrinkled
Verb
  • The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Video posted to the Citizen app showed a BART police vehicle smoking with its front end crumpled.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumpled
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