Synonyms of the word

slick

• adj. Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
• adj. Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
• adj. Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
• adj. (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
• adj. (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
• adj. sleek; smooth.
• n. A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
• n. Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
• n. A tool used to make something smooth or even.
• n. (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
• n. (US, military slang) A helicopter.
• n. (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative…
• n. A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
• v. To make slick.

artful

• adj. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
• adj. Artificial; imitative.
• adj. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
• adj. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.].

comb

• n. A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
• n. A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
• n. A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
• n. A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
• n. An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
• n. The top part of a gun’s stock.
• n. The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between…
• n. (music) The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
• n. A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening soft fibre.
• n. A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
• n. The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
• n. The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
• n. One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions.
• n. The curling crest of a wave; a comber.
• n. A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.
• n. (weaving) A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread…
• n. (Algebraic Geometry) A connected and reduced curve with irreducible components consisting of a smooth…
• v. (transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
• v. (transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
• v. (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
• v. (nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
• n. (abbreviation) Combination.
• n. Alternative form of combe.

crafty

• adj. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
• adj. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
• adj. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.

cunning

• adj. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
• adj. (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
• adj. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
• adj. (US, colloquial, dated) Cute, appealing.
• n. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
• n. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
• n. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being…
• n. The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
• n. (obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).

disentangle

• v. (transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
• v. (transitive) To unravel a mystery etc.
• v. (intransitive) To become free or untangled.

dodgy

• adj. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) evasive and shifty.
• adj. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) unsound and unreliable.
• adj. dishonest.
• adj. risky.
• adj. deviant.
• adj. uncomfortable and weird.

film

• n. A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
• n. (photography) A medium used to capture images in a camera.
• n. A movie.
• n. (film, uncountable) Film or movies as a group.
• n. A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.
• v. To record a motion picture on photographic film.
• v. To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.

foxy

• adj. having the qualities of a fox.
• adj. attractive, sexy (of a woman).
• adj. (of a person) red-haired.
• adj. (of wine) Having an animal-like odour.

glib

• adj. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
• adj. Smooth or slippery.
• adj. Artfully persuasive in nature.
• v. (transitive) To make glib.
• n. (historical) A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland.
• v. (obsolete) To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

glossy

• adj. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.
• n. (chiefly Britain, informal) a glossy magazine.

guileful

• adj. Full of guile; treacherously deceptive.

knavish

• adj. Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.

mag

• n. (colloquial, abbreviation) magazine, the publication or ammunition.
• n. (colloquial, abbreviation) magnet.
• n. (colloquial, abbreviation) mag wheel.
• n. (astronomy, abbreviation) magnitude.

magazine

• n. A periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold.
• n. An ammunition storehouse.
• n. A chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
• n. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
• n. (dated) A country or district especially rich in natural products.
• n. (dated) A city viewed as a marketing center.
• n. (dated) A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.

pat

• n. The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
• n. A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
• n. A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
• v. To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
• v. To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat.
• v. (Australia, New Zealand) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
• v. To gently rain.
• adj. timely, suitable, apt, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
• adj. trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
• adv. Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
• adv. Perfectly.
• n. patent.
• n. (knitting) pattern.

plausible

• adj. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible.
• adj. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
• adj. (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

polish

• n. A substance used to polish.
• n. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
• n. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
• v. (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• v. (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
• v. (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
• v. (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
• v. (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

satiny

• adj. Like satin, smooth and shiny, glossy.

shine

• v. (intransitive) To emit light.
• v. (intransitive) To reflect light.
• v. (intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
• v. (intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
• v. (intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
• v. (intransitive) To be immediately apparent.
• v. (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
• v. (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light.
• v. (US, transitive) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
• n. Brightness from a source of light.
• n. Brightness from reflected light.
• n. Excellence in quality or appearance.
• n. Shoeshine.
• n. Sunshine.
• n. (slang) Moonshine.
• n. (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
• n. (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
• n. (archaic, slang) A caper; an antic; a row.
• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
• v. (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

silken

• adj. Made of silk.
• adj. Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
• adj. (figuratively, of speech, singing, oratory, etc.) Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in…
• adj. (obsolete) Dressed in silk.
• v. (transitive) To render silken or silklike.

silklike

• adj. Resembling silk or some aspect of it.

silky

• adj. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
• adj. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
• adj. (botany) Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
• n. Alternative spelling of silkie.

sleek

• adj. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
• adj. Not rough or harsh.
• adv. (dated) With ease and dexterity.
• v. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.
• n. That which makes smooth; varnish.

slickness

• n. The property of being slick.

slip

• n. (obsolete) Mud, slime.
• n. (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
• n. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
• n. (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
• n. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
• n. A long, thin piece of something.
• n. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
• n. (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It…
• v. (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• v. (intransitive) To err.
• v. (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
• v. (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
• v. (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
• v. (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
• v. (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or…
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
• v. (transitive, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
• v. (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly…
• v. (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
• v. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
• v. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
• v. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
• n. An act or instance of slipping.
• n. A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed…
• n. A slipdress.
• n. A mistake or error.
• n. (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
• n. (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and…
• n. (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
• n. (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the…
• n. A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field…
• n. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or…
• n. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
• n. (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column…
• n. (dated) A child's pinafore.
• n. An outside covering or case.
• n. (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
• n. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
• n. (ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces…
• n. A particular quantity of yarn.
• n. (Britain, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
• n. (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
• n. (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
• n. (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an…
• n. (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
• n. A fish, the sole.

slipperiness

• n. (uncountable) The property of being slippery.
• n. (countable) The result or product of being slippery.

slippery

• adj. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard…
• adj. (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
• adj. (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
• adj. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
• adj. (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

slippy

• adj. (slightly informal) Slippery.
• adj. (dialect, dated) Spry, nimble.

sly

• adj. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
• adj. (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful;…
• adj. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle.
• adj. Light or delicate; slight; thin.
• adv. Slyly.

smooth

• adj. Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
• adj. Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
• adj. Bland; glib.
• adj. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
• adj. (of a person) Suave; sophisticated.
• adj. (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
• adj. (of a motion) Unbroken.
• adj. (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
• adj. (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
• adj. (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
• adj. (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
• adj. (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s…
• adj. (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
• adj. (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
• adj. (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
• adv. Smoothly.
• n. Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
• n. A smoothing action.
• n. A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
• n. A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
• n. (statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
• v. To make smooth or even.
• v. To make straightforward.
• v. (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving…

smoothen

• v. To make smooth.
• v. To become smooth.

smoothness

• n. The condition of being smooth.

tricksy

• adj. Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.

tricky

• adj. hard to deal with, complicated.
• adj. adept at using deception.
• adj. (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.

trowel

• n. A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
• n. A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
• n. A tool used for smoothing a mold.
• v. (transitive) To apply a substance with a trowel.
• v. (figuratively) To apply something heavily or unsubtly.

wily

• adj. sly, cunning, full of tricks.