🔄 Synonyms of "Slippery"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lubricious | Smooth and glassy; slippery. |
| slicknoun | Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. |
| tricky | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| slithery | That slithers; that moves like a snake. |
| slippingnoun | The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion. |
| slidingnoun | The motion of something that slides. |
| untrustworthy | Not deserving of trust; unreliable. |
| slimynoun | Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime |
| slippy | (slightly informal, Western Pennsylvania, UK, Ireland, Ottawa Valley) Slippery. |
| slimed | covered with or resembling slime |
| slitheringnoun | The act or action of one who slithers. |
| untrusty | Not trusty. |
| nonstick | Resistant to sticking. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Slippery"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonslippery | Not slippery. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slippery"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slippingnoun | The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion. |
| slippynoun | (slightly informal, Western Pennsylvania, UK, Ireland, Ottawa Valley) Slippery. |
| slithery | That slithers; that moves like a snake. |
| sliding | Designed or able to slide. |
| slitheringnoun | The act or action of one who slithers. |
| slicknoun | Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. |
| lubricious | Smooth and glassy; slippery. |
| nonstick | Resistant to sticking. |
| slimynoun | Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime |
| tricky | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| untrustworthy | Not deserving of trust; unreliable. |
| untrusty | Not trusty. |
| slimed | covered with or resembling slime |
| slidenoun | (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. |
| slopingverb | Having a slope. |
| slope | (obsolete) Sloping. |
| slant | Sloping; oblique; slanted. |
| gradient | Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination. |
| smooth | Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. |
| wet | Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water. |
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