Meaning & use
Ironed
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Smoothed fabric or clothing using a heated iron to remove wrinkles.
See it in a sentence
She ironed his shirt before the interview so it looked crisp.
They ironed out the schedule conflicts before the trip began.
A note on using this word
The figurative phrase 'to iron out' means to resolve difficulties, extending the literal image of smoothing away wrinkles.
Words with a similar meaning
pressedsmoothed
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Words with an opposite meaning
wrinkledcreased
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