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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The breakout star of the celebrity summer-movie circuit is a wrinkly green puppet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And they lack fur to cover their wrinkly pinkish-grey skin.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

An elephant is a beautiful animal, but pick it apart and it's got a long wrinkly nose, strange side glancing eyes, huge sticking out ears and a big fat stomach.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

It’s an ancient citrus varietal, one that’s lumpy, wrinkly and somewhat oblong.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Ms. Pearl’s wrinkly face breaks into a shining smile.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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