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crumple vs crease

crease vs crumple

crumple is not a noun while crease is a noun.

crumple and crease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crumple No No Yes No
crease Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crumple and crease are synonyms defined as:
  • crumple and crease: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Other synonyms of crumple include crinkle, rumple, wrinkle.
As verbs, crease is a hypernym of crumple; that is, crease is a word with a broader meaning than crumple:
  • crumple: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • crease: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of crumple include crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
crumple (noun) crease (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crumple (verb) crease (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
fold or collapse make wrinkled or creased
fall apart scrape gently
Difference between crumple and crease

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