Synonyms for slick
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
This rain is making the roads slick.
- adj. 2
Sleek; smooth.
- adj. 3
Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
They read all kinds of slick magazines.
- n. 1
A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.
Related words
- Word family
- slickly slickness
- Phrases
- slick up oil slick slick down
- Other spellings
- schlich slich
Forms
- Plural
- slicks → slicknesses, slipperinesses, slips, glossies…
Example sentences
- slippery The way, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.
- cunning Tuaregs have a reputation for bravery and cunning.
- sly She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.
- wily He plays a wily detective with a penchant for disguises.
- smooth Women are like rose petals - smooth and beautiful.
- silky The wine's texture was silky and smooth for Adriano.
By length
- 3 letters
- pat1, sly1
- 4 letters
- slip1, neat1, oily2, foxy2, wily2, glib1
- 5 letters
- tight1, shiny2, dodgy, silky2
- 6 letters
- smooth1, slight1, tricky2, sneaky2, glossy2, crafty2, artful2, glassy2, silken2, facile2, slippy, satiny
- 7 letters
- cunning2, velvety3, tricksy, knavish
- 8 letters
- slippery3, guileful, silklike
- 9 letters
- excellent3, designing3, plausible3, insidious4, slickness
- 11 letters
- superficial4
- 12 letters
- slipperiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oily2 = 2 syllables).