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Synonyms for slimy
ˈslaɪ mislimy

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slimyadjective

    Synonyms:
    lubricous, conniving

  2. slimyadjective

    Of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous.

    Synonyms:
    lubricous, conniving

  3. slimyadjective

    friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky.

    Synonyms:
    conniving, lubricous

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slimy

    Synonyms:
    sticky, viscous, viscid, glutinous

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slimed, slimyadjective

    covered with or resembling slime

    "a slimy substance covered the rocks"

    Synonyms:
    unworthy, worthless, despicable, slimed, vile, ugly, wretched

    Antonyms:
    nonslippery, good

  2. despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretchedadjective

    morally reprehensible

    "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

    Synonyms:
    frightful, queasy, offensive, pitiable, pathetic, nauseating, piteous, vile, loathsome, misfortunate, suffering, miserable, pitiful, hapless, horrible, worthless, unworthy, nauseous, undeserving, horrifying, atrocious, deplorable, sickening, ugly, woeful, noisome, wretched, poor, execrable, despicable, slimed, surly

    Antonyms:
    nonslippery, good

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slimyadjective

    Synonyms:
    miry, muddy, oozy

  2. slimyadjective

    Synonyms:
    ropy, clammy, viscous, viscid, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, gelatinous, mucous, SLABBY

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "slimy":

    viscous, gooey, sticky

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#5907suffering
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#8709horrible
#9246sticky
#17102miserable
#18127pathetic
#20769worthless
#27379vile
#30945wretched
#32670viscous
#38945unworthy
#39885horrifying
#40996pitiful
#43288hapless
#46824surly
#47706despicable
#48458sickening
#48820slimy
#49780gooey
#50274atrocious
#54515frightful
#55032deplorable
#65966loathsome
#77165woeful
#81217nauseous
#86575queasy
#92197piteous
#94915nauseating
#98300conniving
#108976undeserving
#119822pitiable
#135252glutinous
#143060execrable
#227568noisome
#253614slimed
#264062viscid

How to use slimy in a sentence?

  1. Rudy Giuliani:

    Democrat party is covering up a pattern of corruption involving high level members of the Obama cabinet, the multi-million and billion dollar pay-for-play is mind boggling. Biden Family sale of office to Ukraine was not the only one or the most egregious. Slimy Joe is not alone.

  2. David Krone:

    All politics are local, you have got to let things play out, and we’re seeing now that it’s a lot harder to operate in sunshine than in darkness, as far as deals go, the average American doesn’t understand them and thinks they’re payoffs and a slimy part of the process, but deals like this have been around for centuries.

  3. Brad Smith:

    Unused drains create a slimy film that creates an ideal breeding spot for drain flies, if these flies are present in the house there is almost certainly a slow or clogged drain.

  4. Rudy Giuliani:

    If you're involved in a sort of slimy business,( that) says something about you -- says something about how far you'll go to make money, our real point about her is that she's not just generally un-credible, she's un-credible from the point of view of wanting to get money. She's a con artist.

  5. Kayleigh McEnany:

    If I have to bet – these are a lot of slimy folks, Epstein and … Maxwell, and I believe she's singing, what incentive does she have not to sing? Maybe she gets out.


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