Synonyms for crinkly

Most common

wave-like · wavy · crinkled · wrinkled · rumpled · wrinklesome

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   That crinkles.

2. adj. 2

   Having crinkles; wrinkly.

Example sentences

• wavy He's running his hand through his wavy, brown hair.
• crinkled The dress will get crinkled on the way to the ceremony.
• wrinkled The shirt that you're wearing is really wrinkled.
• rumpled She doesn’t want Nuja to go to school all rumpled.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wavy²

6 letters

rugose, rugous

7 letters

rumpled²

8 letters

wrinkled², crumpled², crinkled

10 letters

bewrinkled

11 letters

wrinklesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wavy² = 2 syllables).