Definitions

wrinkly

[ring-klee] / ˈrɪŋ kli /

ADJECTIVE

rough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumpy choppy coarse fuzzy harsh rocky rugged

STRONG

bearded broken chapped disheveled jagged ridged ruffled sharp tangled tousled wrinkled

WEAK

asperous brambly bristly bushy cragged craggy cross-grained hairy knobby knotty nodular not smooth scabrous scraggy shaggy stony tufted unequal unfinished unlevel unshaven unshorn woolly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm courteous easy flat gentle mild nice polite refined smooth soft sophisticated

STRONG

neat ordered unwrinkled

WEAK

accurate complete definite even level moderate polished precise regular temperate

Example Sentences

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"Wrinkly can be mean lots of things, so there's a lack of diagnostic language."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Be Free, You Wrinkly Ghost!” opens, “I’ve never been fully on board with my face” and goes on to detail the surgeries Nancherla has undergone to correct a droopy eyelid and underbite.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Wrinkly bottoms and middle-aged paunches are rarely seen on our screens, banished from viewers’ eyes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2020

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