Compact and Permeable

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Compact adjective - Having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure.

Usage example: a mattress with a compact foam core

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Permeable is an antonym for compact.

Permeable adjective - Capable of being passed into or through.

Usage example: a permeable fabric that allows your body heat to escape will be much more comfortable in the summertime

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Compact is an antonym for permeable.

Nearby Words: permeated, permeating, permeation, permeability, permeance

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Permeable and Compact. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compact/permeable

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