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Another word for smooth

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Adjective

  1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations

      1. Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
      2. Having no waves or bends:
      3. Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect:
      1. A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it.
      2. A flat or level surface.
      3. A level of development, existence, or achievement:
      1. Of, relating to, or situated in a plane.
      2. Flat:
      3. Having a two-dimensional characteristic.
      1. Relative position or rank on a scale:
      2. A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration:
      3. A natural or proper position, place, or stage:
      1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
      2. To glow, especially with a reddish color:
      3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.
      1. Having a smooth, even surface:
      2. Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth:
      3. Being in horizontal position; lying down:
      1. Having a horizontal surface; flat:
      2. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations; smooth.
      3. Being in the same plane or line; parallel:

  2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement

      1. Yielding readily to pressure or weight:
      2. Easily molded, cut, or worked:
      3. Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it:
      1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
      2. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
      3. Not extreme:
      1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
      2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
      3. Easily managed or handled; docile:
      1. Done with little strength or vigor; feeble:
      2. So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
      3. Lacking clarity or distinctness:
      1. Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
      2. Easily broken or damaged:
      3. Exquisitely fine or dainty:
      1. Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
      2. Mild and pleasant:
      3. Eccentric in behavior.

  3. Posing no difficulty

      1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound:
      2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.
      3. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension:
      1. Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
      2. Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
      3. Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
      1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy:
      2. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency:
      3. Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial:
      1. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort.
      1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
      2. Likely to happen by accident or without intention:
      3. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:

  4. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner

  5. Marked by facility, especially of expression

Verb

  1. To make even, smooth, or level

  2. To bring to perfection or completion

      1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.
      2. To remove by purifying.
      3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics:
      1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
      2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
      3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:
      1. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.
      2. Being without defect or blemish:
      3. Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.

Idioms:

    smooth over

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

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Another word for smooth

Modifier

  1. Without bumps

  2. Without jerks

  3. Without hair

  4. Without qualities that are socially disturbing

  5. Without irritants to the taste

Verb

  1. To remove unevenness

  2. To mollify

      1. To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.
      2. To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
      1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
      2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
      3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:
      1. To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
      2. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
      3. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
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Sentence Examples

  • Nothing but smooth sailing from here on out.

  • He had no paper, but he knew where there was a smooth board.

  • She gazed up into his smooth features.

  • It played out as smooth as an old harmonica the way we had it figured too.

  • His movements were smooth and controlled, his emotions hidden, his dark, dark eyes alone enough to keep her immobile.

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