Synonyms of slick

Noun


1. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip, smoothness

usage: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

2. slick, slick magazine, glossy, magazine, mag

usage: a magazine printed on good quality paper

3. slick, film

usage: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

4. slick, trowel

usage: a trowel used to make a surface slick

Verb


1. slick, sleek, polish, smooth, smoothen, shine

usage: make slick or smooth

2. slick, slick down, sleek down, comb, comb out, disentangle

usage: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"

Adjective


1. slick, slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy

usage: 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"

2. glib, pat, slick, plausible (vs. implausible)

usage: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"

3. satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick, bright (vs. dull)

usage: 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"

4. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, artful (vs. artless)

usage: 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"

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Definition and meaning of slick (Dictionary)