What is another word for slick?

Synonyms for slick
slɪkslick

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word slick.

Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slicknoun

    Synonyms:
    slick tire, slick tyre

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slick

    Synonyms:
    glossy, velvety, satin, silken, shiny, smooth

    Antonyms:
    bough, hairy, hirsute, bristly

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slipnoun

    a slippery smoothness

    "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

    Synonyms:
    cutting, berth, trip, case, faux pas, skulduggery, pillowcase, hanky panky, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, mooring, slip-up, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, teddy, shiftiness, sideslip, eluding, shimmy, moorage, glibness, skid, rascality, slip of paper, shift, trickery, hocus-pocus, pillow slip, solecism, glossy, strip, jiggery-pokery, skullduggery, trickiness, slip, slick magazine

    Antonyms:
    artless, implausible, dull, nonslippery

  2. slick, slick magazine, glossynoun

    a magazine printed on good quality paper

    Synonyms:
    slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slip

    Antonyms:
    implausible, dull, nonslippery, artless

  3. slicknoun

    a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

    Synonyms:
    slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slip

    Antonyms:
    artless, dull, nonslippery, implausible

  4. slickadjective

    a trowel used to make a surface slick

    Synonyms:
    slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slip

    Antonyms:
    dull, implausible, nonslippery, artless

  5. slickadjective

    made slick by e.g. ice or grease

    "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

    Synonyms:
    silky, cunning, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxy

    Antonyms:
    implausible, dull, artless, nonslippery

  6. glib, pat, slickadjective

    having only superficial plausibility

    "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"

    Synonyms:
    silky, smooth-tongued, cunning, glib-tongued, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxy

    Antonyms:
    dull, implausible, artless, nonslippery

  7. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slickadjective

    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

    "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

    Synonyms:
    silky, cunning, flowing, sly, satiny, glib, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, aerodynamic, dodgy, foxy, tricky, streamlined

    Antonyms:
    artless, nonslippery, implausible, dull

  8. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyverb

    marked by skill in deception

    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

    Synonyms:
    tricksy, slippery, cunning, silky, clever, dicey, sly, cute, satiny, chancy, sleek, catchy, ingenious, chanceful, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, knavish, dodgy, silken, glib, tricky, foxy

    Antonyms:
    dull, nonslippery, artless, implausible

  9. slick, sleekverb

    make slick or smooth

    Synonyms:
    sleek down, sleek, slick down

    Antonyms:
    artless, dull, implausible, nonslippery

  10. slick, slick down, sleek downverb

    give a smooth and glossy appearance

    "slick one's hair"

    Synonyms:
    sleek down, sleek, slick down

    Antonyms:
    artless, nonslippery, dull, implausible

Matched Categories

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slickadjective

    Synonyms:
    sleek, sleeky, smooth

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "slick":

    black, tablecloth, spot, blot, stain, smooth

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Slick":

    Kenneth Johnson

How to pronounce slick?

How to say slick in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#271black
#287case
#1706trip
#2915spot
#3711shift
#3717cutting
#3862strip
#3880smooth
#3996cute
#4535pat
#5110slip
#8334satin
#9358teddy
#10247clever
#11248flowing
#12545stain
#13343shiny
#13717glossy
#14579sleek
#15835slick
#15928tricky
#18828slippery
#18996silky
#20034skid
#20595streamlined
#23246sly
#24397catchy
#24566blot
#25499berth
#25806crafty
#26623cunning
#27214glib
#27566foxy
#28297ingenious
#32108mooring
#34008aerodynamic
#36528dodgy
#37005tablecloth
#41272chemise
#47302silken
#48777wily
#49302velvety
#51849pillowcase
#56510trickery
#69415shimmy
#75645dicey
#84625gaffe
#108569satiny
#113053eluding
#130510moorage
#140436skullduggery
#157118chancy
#223233miscue
#234799slickness
#262639sideslip
#272556slipperiness
#290312skulduggery

How to use slick in a sentence?

  1. Kristy Ray:

    We don’t what them playing if it’s too slick, if there’s lightening, if it’s too hot.

  2. Seddique Mateen:

    I didn't notice anything wrong, he was very slick.

  3. Steven Law:

    Democrats spent the summer living a lie, pretending to be innocent bystanders in slick television ads while they worked with Joe Biden to trash Republican Senate candidates economy and raise Republican Senate candidates taxes.

  4. Dennis Wharton:

    Policymakers should not be misled by slick Microsoft promises.

  5. John Eric Goff:

    If someone lets a bit of air out of it, it’s going to be a little less massive – it slows down a little bit faster with a little less air than it would do otherwise, the benefit that you would gain from being able to grip the ball in a slick situation outweighs the slight deceleration increase.


Translations for slick

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • glitschig, gekonnt, schlau, glatt, raffiniertGerman
  • neumático liso, resbaladizo, astuto, marea negraSpanish
  • liukas, näppärä, läikkä, lautta, sliksi, lipevä, taitava, öljylautta, öljyläikkäFinnish
  • glissantFrench
  • pneumático lisoGalician
  • slick, sdrucciolevole, falsoItalian
  • slidensLatvian
  • slijkDutch
  • хитрый, слик, пятно, разлив, скользкий, ловкий, умный, плёнкаRussian
  • kurnazca, kaygan, ustaca, akıllıcaTurkish
  • سستUrdu
  • 圆滑的Chinese

Get even more translations for slick »

Translation

Find a translation for the slick synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"slick." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/slick>.

Discuss these slick synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for slick?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    An antonym of "besotted"
    A flush
    B indifferent
    C affluent
    D stringent

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for slick: