slippery
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
slippery sidewalks
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
not to be trusted
how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is
Related & opposite
- shiftiness derivation
- untrustworthy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | smooth |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonslippery |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sideslip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slick |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lubricious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonstick |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slick |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sliding |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slimy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slipping |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slithery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shiftiness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | untrustworthy |