Crumple synonyms and antonyms

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crush
To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
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rumple
To make wrinkled, particularly of fabric.
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crease
To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
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fall down
To collapse.
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collapse
(Intransitive) To fold compactly
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fold
To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part:
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straighten (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become straight.
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corrugate
(Of the skin) To wrinkle.
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crinkle
(Intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
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crush together
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ruck
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
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shrivel
(Intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.
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wad
To compress into a wad:
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wrinkle
To be or become wrinkled
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crimp
To mold or bend (leather for shoe uppers, etc.) into shape
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rimple
To wrinkle or form wrinkles.
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buckle
(Intransitive, figuratively) To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
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cave in
Alternative spelling of cave in.
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give
To offer in good faith; pledge:
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go
To give entry; lead:
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pleat
A plait.
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plica
Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica; a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
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plication
(Medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]
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pucker
The definition of a pucker is a gathering of wrinkles or small folds.
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give-way
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smooth (related)
Smooth is defined as to get rid of wrinkles, lumps or ridges in something.
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cockle
To become or cause to become wrinkled or puckered.
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crumble
To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate:
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tumble
To hang down:
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break down
(Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
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crumpled (related)
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scrunch (related)
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flatten (related)
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break
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
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topple
To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
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fall (related)
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
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cave
To fall in; collapse. Often used with in:
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knit
To form (one or more stitches of the basic type)
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explosion (related)
A violent blowing apart or bursting caused by energy released from a very fast chemical reaction, a nuclear reaction, or the escape of gases under pressure.
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Crumple Sentence Examples

  • Crumple it up and see if it bounces back without wrinkles.

  • Crumple dry paper (newspaper is fine) and place it on the bottom of the fire pit.

  • The Dutch-Belgian troops to the east of the Brussels highway were at once forced back by the mass of men moved against them, and it looked as if the whole defence would crumple up. But about 3 P.M.

  • Crumple zones are a must on modern cars.

  • Overlooking all smaller details, we may consider Asia to consist of a northern mass and a southern mass, too rigid to crumple, but not too strong to fracture, and an intermediate belt of softer rock which was capable of folding.

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