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to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it
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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Minutes stretched into hours as Evelyn focused on ensuring her wedding ring didn't slip off her fingers, now waterlogged and wrinkled.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Even if your flight is only a quick duration, no one wants to look sloppy, wrinkled, or feel uncomfortable.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The metallized effect leaves the pants looking—well—completely wrinkled.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Bad potatoes might be mushy, bruised, wrinkled, moldy, or green.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Minutes stretched into hours as Evelyn focused on ensuring her wedding ring didn't slip off her fingers, now waterlogged and wrinkled.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Even if your flight is only a quick duration, no one wants to look sloppy, wrinkled, or feel uncomfortable.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The metallized effect leaves the pants looking—well—completely wrinkled.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Adjective
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Both the oak and walnut speak to traditional Japandi styles, and both would look particularly handsome with a rumpled, fluffy set of TEKLA sheets to polish off the cozy look.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 Mar. 2026
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Benedict, all rumpled and goofy, doesn’t understand why Sophie is going back to work.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The injury occurred on a breakaway in Dallas last Monday, leaving Moody crumpled on the floor and requiring a stretcher.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Boz just towers over her, is confident and assured as always, and Rachel is all crumpled up and just wants to get out of there.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Millions of golf fans expected to see Woods locked in and focused at Augusta in two weeks, not disheveled and disappointed in a mugshot from a Florida jail.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Millions of golf fans expected to see Woods locked in and focused at Augusta in two weeks, not disheveled and disappointed in a mugshot from a Florida jail.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pair with a cropped trench coat, creased denim, and shield sunglasses for an effortlessly cool look.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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The light was honeyed, her face in it creased with worry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reduce frizz, add shine, and offer your curls a soft, flexible hold with Bumble and Bumble's Curl Defining Styling Cream, which should be scrunched into wet hair from mid-shaft to ends before air drying or diffusing.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
25 Mar. 2026
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James then scrunched his face into a sarcastic, close-eyed smile.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This shaggy short bob is so stylish with the addition of razored curtain bangs.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
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Using a fork, gradually draw the flour into the liquid until a shaggy dough begins to form.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The fact that the President is now signalling a messy retreat has nothing to do with insufficient lethality and everything to do with politics—in particular, the alarm in the global oil markets and the American public’s widespread opposition to the war.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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