WordCmp.com

crumple vs wrinkle

wrinkle vs crumple

crumple is not a noun while wrinkle is a noun.

crumple and wrinkle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crumple No No Yes No
wrinkle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crumple and wrinkle are synonyms defined as:
  • crumple and wrinkle: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Other synonyms of crumple include crease, crinkle, rumple.
As verbs, wrinkle is a hypernym of crumple; that is, wrinkle is a word with a broader meaning than crumple:
  • crumple: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • wrinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of crumple include crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up.
crumple (noun) wrinkle (noun)
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
a minor difficulty
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
crumple (verb) wrinkle (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 gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
fall apart make wrinkled or creased
Difference between crumple and wrinkle

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.