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uncrumple

uncrumple

1 4.6
Smooth and without wrinkles or creases
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkrʌmpəl/
: desarrugar
  • The uncrumpled napkins were stacked neatly on the table.

Examples

  • The uncrumpled fabric looked brand new.

  • He handed her an uncrumpled piece of paper for the application.

  • After ironing, the shirt looked perfectly uncrumpled and ready to wear.

  • After ironing, the shirt was uncrumpled and smooth.

  • The freshly laundered shirt looked crisp and uncrumpled after being hung out to dry.

  • She carefully tried to uncrumple the paper and make it look presentable for the meeting.

  • After spending some time in the dryer, the clothes came out uncrumpled and ready to wear.

Synonyms

unlined
vsuncrumple
1 3.7

Skin that is smooth without lines or wrinkles

often implies youthful or fresh appearance rather than technical smoothness
unwrinkled
vsuncrumple
1 3.0

Smooth and flat without lines or folds

emphasizes overall smoothness rather than strictly no creases
creaseless
vsuncrumple
1 4.6

A fabric that stays smooth and free of wrinkles

is the general word for being smooth and not crumpled
uncreased
vsuncrumple
1 3.5

Smooth with no folds or wrinkles

is used more broadly for smoothness not only lack of folds
unrumpled
vsuncrumple
1 5.3

It has no wrinkles and looks neat

focuses on tidy appearance more than absolute absence of folds
wrinkleless
vsuncrumple
1 4.6

Cloth or skin that is smooth and has no folds

is the neutral everyday way to say smooth and uncreased
unfurrowed
vsuncrumple
1 8.2

A surface that is smooth and even with no lines or wrinkles

is more specific to shallow grooves than general smoothness
unseamed
vsuncrumple
1 8.9

Very smooth skin without lines or creases

highlights perfect surface continuity not just casual smoothness

Antonyms

53 1.5

Having small lines on skin or cloth

How Crumpled

crushed
  • Specialized
2 4.4
crumpled
27 3.5
uncrumple
1 4.6

Surface Forms

uncrumple positive

Morphology

uncrumple = crumple (transparent) = un + crumple

The negating prefix 'un-' attaches productively to 'crumple' to give the opposite state 'not crumpled', a directly recoverable meaning for learners.

Etymology

Uncrumple comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' or 'reverse' and the verb crumple meaning 'to fold into wrinkles', like the familiar word wrinkle. So uncrumple describes something that is 'smooth' or 'free from wrinkles'.