Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drip-dry

1 sense of drip-dry

Sense 1
drip-dry -- (dry by hanging up wet)
       => dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")

Antonyms of adj drip-dry

2 senses of drip-dry

Sense 1
wash-and-wear, drip-dry -- (treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt")

INDIRECT (VIA washable) -> nonwashable -- (not washable)

Sense 2
drip-dry, permanent-press -- (used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel")

INDIRECT (VIA unironed) -> ironed -- ((of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron)

Similarity of adj drip-dry

2 senses of drip-dry

Sense 1
wash-and-wear, drip-dry -- (treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt")
       => washable (vs. nonwashable) -- (capable of being washed without injury; "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable")

Sense 2
drip-dry, permanent-press -- (used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel")
       => unironed (vs. ironed), wrinkled -- ((of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans")

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