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smoothed

smoothed

1.9
Made smooth by ironing or pressing
  • adjective
  • /smuːðd/
translation icon : alisado
  • After pressing, the quilt had a beautifully smoothed surface.

And then I do see this sort of perfected, smoothed look to the skin.

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Examples

  • It has completely smoothed out my skin.

  • And then I do see this sort of perfected, smoothed look to the skin.

  • And I think because of that, it does actually kind of appear to have smoothed my skin.

  • Wow, it smoothed everything out so nice.

  • Now that I made my skin look very poreless though, it really smoothed out my skin.

  • Look at how smoothed out and just flawless and perfected that looks.

  • The iron made the shirt's collar perfectly smoothed.

  • I love how this lotion gives my skin a smoothed appearance.

Synonyms

silky
vssmoothed
37 1.0

Smooth and soft to touch like fine cloth

describes the act of making smooth rather than a silk like texture
unwrinkled
vssmoothed
1 3.0

Smooth and flat without lines or folds

describes the process of smoothing not just the final wrinkle free state
slicked
vssmoothed
1 5.7

People smooth hair and make it shiny using gel or oil

refers to smoothing by heat and pressure not by applied gloss
smoothened
vssmoothed
3.9

Having a flat, even surface after ironing or rubbing

emphasizes smoothing mainly by ironing or pressing
pressed
vssmoothed
1.0

Clothes are flat and smooth after ironing

refers to making smooth especially via ironing or pressing
ironed
vssmoothed
1.0

Smooth and free of creases after being pressed with a hot tool

highlights smoothing achieved specifically by ironing
smooth-textured
vssmoothed
3.7

Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it

focuses on the action of making smooth rather than the surface quality
uncreased
vssmoothed
3.5

Smooth with no folds or wrinkles

names the act of making smooth rather than the absence of creases
unrumpled
vssmoothed
5.3

It has no wrinkles and looks neat

focuses on smoothing actions rather than neat final appearance
dressed
vssmoothed
  • Specialized
7.4

Wood or stone cut and smoothed so its surface is even

applies mainly to smoothing cloth items using ironing or pressing
slicked up
vssmoothed
  • US
6.3

Looks tidy and neat after an extra effort to look good

focuses on smoothing actions like ironing rather than overall grooming
combed
vssmoothed
1.0

Hair that someone makes tidy by using a comb

applies to smoothing cloth surfaces rather than arranging hair

Antonyms

34 1.5

Having small lines on skin or cloth

4.1

A surface like skin that is not smooth and feels dry from cold or wind

How Smooth

polished
26 2.1
pressed
1.0
smoothed
1.9
wrinkled
34 1.5

Surface Forms

smoothed positive

Morphology

smoothed = smooth (transparent) = smooth + ed

Clear past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'smooth' using the productive English suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

The word smoothed comes from the old English word smooth, which meant 'even' or 'without roughness'. So to smooth something is to make its surface even and free of bumps, like ironing a shirt to remove wrinkles.