Antonyms for rumpled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ruhm-puhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌm pəl


Definition of rumpled

Origin :
  • c.1600, possibly a variant of rimple "to wrinkle" (c.1400), from Old English hrympel "wrinkle" (possibly influenced by Middle Dutch rumpelen), related to Old English hrimpan "to fold, wrinkle" (see ramp (v.)). Related: Rumpled; rumpling. As a noun from c.1500.
  • verb crush, wrinkle
Example sentences :
  • "Take it," said Olivo to Teresina, smoothing her rumpled hair.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • She might have rumpled or soiled it, and so feared discovery.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • There was little to be seen of Meg save her rumpled, hatless head.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • All was there, not a leaf missing, though some rumpled and soiled.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The little maid smoothed the rumpled feathers this way and that.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 » by Various
  • He changed his rumpled attire and wandered despondently to the street.
  • Extract from : « Pygmalion's Spectacles » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • Then she put her hands to her face, her fingers making a rumpled mess of her hair.
  • Extract from : « Millennium » by Everett B. Cole
  • There she lay at the end of her tether, with extended wings, bitten and rumpled.
  • Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
  • He rumpled his hair wildly, "'Orrid obstinate these goddesses are," he thought.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • The coachman lifted his rumpled head and stared at her with bloodshot eyes.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham

Synonyms for rumpled

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