Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slither

1 sense of slither

Sense 1
slither, slide -- (to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Antonyms of adj slithering

1 sense of slithering

Sense 1
slipping, slithering -- (moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice")

INDIRECT (VIA slippery) -> nonslippery -- (not slippery; not likely to slip or skid)

Similarity of adj slithering

1 sense of slithering

Sense 1
slipping, slithering -- (moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice")
       => 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")

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