Slippery synonyms and antonyms

slĭp'ə-rē

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oily
Excessively suave or ingratiating.
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foxy
(Slang) Attractive, stylish, etc.; specif., sexually attractive
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unctuosity
The state or characteristic of being unctuous.
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slippy
(Slightly informal) Slippery.
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skiddy
Liable to skid or cause skidding:
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slithery
Like or characterized by a slither
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slimy
Excessively ingratiating; smarmy:
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glib
Smooth or slippery.
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icy
Cold in manner or attitude; unfriendly
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definite (antonym)
The definition of definite is something that has limits, is clear in meaning, absolutely true and positive.
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glazed
Of eyes: showing no liveliness.
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polished
Naturally shiny and smooth.
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satiny
Like satin, smooth and shiny, glossy.
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sleek
Smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well-kept hair or fur, etc.
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unsafe
Not safe; dangerous.
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insecure
Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety:
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greasy
Suggestive of grease in slickness or slipperiness:
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smooth
Having a fine texture:
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unstable
Characterized by uncertain or inadequate response to treatment and the potential for unfavorable outcome, as the status of a medical condition or disease.
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stable (antonym)
Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation:
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soapy
Consisting of or containing soap:
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silky
Delicate or gentle
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glabrous
(Biol.) Without hair, down, or fuzz; bald
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glacé (French)
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uncertain
Subject to change; variable:
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unreliable
Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.
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tenacious (antonym)
Having a good memory; retentive
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crafty
Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
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dishonest
The definition of dishonest is a person who cheats or lies.
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eely
Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery
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evasive
The definition of evasive is someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch.
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inconstant
Not constant; changeable
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incontinent
(Often followed by of) Unable to contain or retain.
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loose
Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure:
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lubric
1773, William Creech (edit), The Edinburgh Magazine and Review by a Society of Gentlemen, Volumes 1-2, page 141,
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lubricious
Sexually stimulating; salacious:
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shifty
Distinguished by frequent changes in direction:
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slick
Smooth, glossy, and slippery:
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tricky
Adept at using deception
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dry (antonym)
No longer wet:
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unslippery (antonym)
smooth, slick
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reliable (antonym)
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy
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trustworthy (antonym)
The definition of trustworthy is someone who is honest who can be entrusted with your secrets or with anything else of importance.
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certain (antonym)
Named but not known or previously mentioned:
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elusive
Hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling
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slippery-as-an-eel
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seek (related)
Characterized by or exhibiting evasion
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nonslippery (antonym)
Not slippery.
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muddy (related)
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bumpy (related)
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hard-packed (related)
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steep (related)
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boggy (related)
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underfoot (related)
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chossy (related)
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glassy
Of or like glass, in particular smooth and (somewhat) reflective.
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waxy
Like wax in nature or appearance
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unctuous
(Of a liquid or fatty substance) Oily or greasy.
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lustrous
Having a sheen or glow; gleaming:
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satin-smooth
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wet
Not yet dry or firm:
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rough (antonym)
Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
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sticky (antonym)
Potentially difficult to escape from.
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Slippery Sentence Examples

  • A mist overhung the field and the hillsides were slippery with mud.

  • Sometimes the waves almost covered the rocks, and they were slippery and hard to walk on.

  • Such teeth are adapted only for catching slippery living prey, like fish.

  • Clothes, saddles, reins, were all wet, slippery, and sodden, like the ground and the fallen leaves that strewed the road.

  • In the quarrels of the priesthood under the Empire it was St Bernard, the great abbot of Clairvaux, who tried to arrest the papacy on the slippery downward path of theocracy; finally, it was in Sugers church of St Denis that French art began that struggle between light against darkness which, culminating in Notre-Dame and the SainteChapelle, was to teach the architects of the world the delight of building with airiness of effect.

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