Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slicker
3 senses of slicker
Sense 1
oilskin, slicker -- (a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof)
=> macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack -- (a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric)
Sense 2
slicker -- (a person with good manners and stylish clothing)
=> sophisticate, man of the world -- (a worldly-wise person)
Sense 3
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker -- (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
=> wrongdoer, offender -- (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
Antonyms of adj slick
4 senses of slick
Sense 1
slick -- (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")
INDIRECT (VIA slippery) -> nonslippery -- (not slippery; not likely to slip or skid)
Sense 2
glib, pat, slick -- (having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial")
INDIRECT (VIA plausible) -> implausible -- (having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse")
Sense 3
satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick -- (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")
INDIRECT (VIA bright) -> dull -- (emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky")
Sense 4
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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")
INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless -- (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance")
Similarity of adj slick
4 senses of slick
Sense 1
slick -- (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")
=> slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy -- (causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain")
Sense 2
glib, pat, slick -- (having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial")
=> plausible (vs. implausible) -- (apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse")
Sense 3
satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick -- (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")
=> bright (vs. dull) -- (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room")
Sense 4
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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")
=> artful (vs. artless) -- (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors")