Definitions

slippery

[slip-uh-ree, slip-ree] / ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri /

ADJECTIVE

smooth, slick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glistening greasy icy perilous polished silky unsafe unstable wet

WEAK

glacé glassy glazed like a skating rink lubricious lustrous satiny sleek slimy soapy unctuous unsteady waxy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dry safe secure

WEAK

unslippery

ADJECTIVE

uncertain, unreliable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elusive shifty slick smooth treacherous tricky unpredictable unsafe unstable

WEAK

cagey changeable crafty cunning devious dishonest duplicitous evasive false fly-by-night foxy inconstant insecure mutable slithery sneaky two-faced unsteady untrustworthy variable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forthright frank harmless honest rough

WEAK

certain definite reliable stable

Example Sentences

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I look for a stream or running water, something that could be slippery.

From Literature

“The logs were rolling and bouncing, the mud slippery … Twice I got her halfway up, twice I lost her.”

From Literature

The creature writhed in protest, slippery as an otter, but did not bite.

From Literature

The cobblestoned path, glistening from the morning dew, is slippery under my feet.

From Literature

It’s a serious story coated in slippery sunscreen.

From Los Angeles Times