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verb

  1. To remove unevenness

    even, level, flatten, grade, pave, macadamize, iron, burnish, polish, glaze, varnish, gloss, remove obstruction, remove roughness, sand, clear the way, smooth the path.

    Antonyms wrinkle*, roughen, corrugate.

  2. To mollify

    palliate, mellow, mitigate; see decrease 2, ease 2, soften 2.

modified

  1. Without bumps

    flat, plane, even, flush, horizontal, unwrinkled, unvarying, level, monotonous, unrelieved, unruffled, mirrorlike, quiet, still, tranquil, sleek, glossy, glassy, lustrous, smooth as glass.

    Antonyms rough*, steep, broken.

  2. Without jerks

    uniform, regular, even, invariable, undeviating, steady, stable, fluid, flowing, rhythmic, constant, equable, singsong, continuous.

    Antonyms changeable*, spasmodic, erratic.

  3. Without hair

    shaven, beardless, whiskerless, clean-shaven, smooth-faced, smooth-chinned, glabrescent, glabrous; see also bald.

    Antonyms hairy*, bearded, unshaven.

  4. Without qualities that are socially disturbing

    suave, mild, genial; see polite 1.

  5. Without irritants to the taste

    bland, soft, creamlike; see creamy, delicious 1. See syn. study at easy, level.

See smooth in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations:

    even1, flat, flush, level, planar, plane1, straight. See smooth
  2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement:

    balmy1, delicate, faint, gentle, mild, soft. See calm, strong
  3. Posing no difficulty:

    easy, effortless, facile, simple. (Informal) snap. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See easy
  4. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner:

    bland, suave, urbane. See style
  5. Marked by facility, especially of expression:

    easy, effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, graceful. See style
verb
  1. To make even, smooth, or level:

    even1, flat, flatten, level, plane2, straighten. See smooth
  2. To bring to perfection or completion:

    perfect, polish, refine. Idiom: smooth off the rough edges. See better
phrasal verb
smooth over

To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord:

reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, straighten out. See agree

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