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Synonyms for silky

8 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

silken satiny smooth sleek

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Silken — similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk

silken, satiny, smooth, sleek, slick, silklike, seric rare

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Antonyms

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Definitions

adj. 1
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
cloth with a silky lustre

Related words

Word family: silkiness
Phrases: silky ant silky lacewing silky mama silky mom silky soft silky oak red silky oak
Other spellings: silkie

Example sentences

smooth Women are like rose petals - smooth and beautiful.
sleek Yuri wanted to sleek out of the house unnoticed.
silken Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
silky		rising
smooth		steady
sleek		rising
silken		rising
satiny		rising
sericeous		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: slick¹, sleek¹, seric
6 letters: smooth¹, silken², satiny
8 letters: silklike
9 letters: sericeous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silken² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: soyeux
Deutsch: seidig