CRUMPLES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

crumples

verb

present tense third-person singular of crumple

as in scrunches

to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in crumpled the piece of paper and angrily threw it in the wastebasket

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as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it

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Recent Examples of crumples My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025

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Four exercises, including the toe scrunches, to help improve balance.

— Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of scrunches

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Most bankrupt airlines are purchased whole, including their data, by another airline which folds it into those operations.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Fire it up, and the robot folds out and brings the camera up above the phone's screen, where it's pointed at you for selfies, vlogging, and even some anthropomorphized interaction.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of folds

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That’s because the set is made from ribbed fabric that disguises wrinkles well and gives the set a more stylish edge.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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