permanent press

Questions about permanent press

What is another word for permanent press?

It depends which permanent press you mean. In the sense “a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape”, the synonyms are durable press. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of permanent press?

WordNet records no antonym for permanent press. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for permanent press come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of permanent press

• Full entry for permanent pressAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for permanent pressWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.