What are some opposite words for Slick?
Antonyms for Slick
slɪkslick
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slicknoun
Synonyms:
slick tire, slick tyre
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slickness, slick, slipperiness, slipnoun
a slippery smoothness
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Antonyms:
artless, implausible, dull, nonslipperySynonyms:
cutting, berth, trip, case, faux pas, skulduggery, pillowcase, hanky panky, miscue, gaffe, slickness, slipperiness, elusion, mooring, slip-up, slick, gaucherie, parapraxis, chemise, teddy, shiftiness, sideslip, eluding, shimmy, moorage, glibness, skid, rascality, slip of paper, shift, trickery, hocus-pocus, pillow slip, solecism, glossy, strip, jiggery-pokery, skullduggery, trickiness, slip, slick magazineslick, slick magazine, glossynoun
a magazine printed on good quality paper
Antonyms:
implausible, dull, nonslippery, artlessSynonyms:
slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slick, slipslicknoun
a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
Antonyms:
artless, dull, nonslippery, implausibleSynonyms:
slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slipslickadjective
a trowel used to make a surface slick
Antonyms:
dull, implausible, nonslippery, artlessSynonyms:
slickness, slipperiness, slick magazine, glossy, slipslickadjective
made slick by e.g. ice or grease
"sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
Antonyms:
implausible, dull, artless, nonslipperySynonyms:
silky, cunning, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxyglib, pat, slickadjective
having only superficial plausibility
"glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
Antonyms:
dull, implausible, artless, nonslipperySynonyms:
silky, smooth-tongued, cunning, slick, glib-tongued, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxysatiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slickadjective
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
"glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
Antonyms:
artless, nonslippery, implausible, dullSynonyms:
silky, cunning, flowing, sly, satiny, glib, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, aerodynamic, dodgy, foxy, tricky, streamlined, slickcrafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyverb
marked by skill in deception
"cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
Antonyms:
dull, nonslippery, artless, implausibleSynonyms:
tricksy, slippery, cunning, silky, clever, dicey, slick, sly, cute, satiny, chancy, sleek, catchy, ingenious, chanceful, pat, crafty, silklike, wily, guileful, knavish, dodgy, silken, glib, tricky, foxyslick, sleekverb
make slick or smooth
Antonyms:
artless, dull, implausible, nonslipperySynonyms:
sleek down, sleek, slick down, slickslick, slick down, sleek downverb
give a smooth and glossy appearance
"slick one's hair"
Antonyms:
artless, nonslippery, dull, implausibleSynonyms:
sleek down, sleek, slick down, slick
How to use Slick in a sentence?
Farah fell victim to ISIL's slick marketing campaign, dusted with enough misrepresentations of Islam to make it appear to be a legitimate Islamic organization.
Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.
If someone lets a bit of air out of it, it’s going to be a little less massive – it slows down a little bit faster with a little less air than it would do otherwise, the benefit that you would gain from being able to grip the ball in a slick situation outweighs the slight deceleration increase.
The danger is falling on your face and some candidates have had trouble with it, but most of these guys are really slick.
If our elections began in large states, if they began in large states like California or New York or my home state of Texas, they would all be decided by slick Hollywood TV ads, it would just be whoever spends the most money.
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