Slippery

//ˈslɪpəɹi//

Synonyms for "slippery" (220 found)

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Adjective(2 words)
slippytricky

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Related terms

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Translations

125 translations across 74 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • γλίσχρος adj (of a surface)
  • ὀλισθηρός adj (of a surface)

Arabic

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  • زَلِق adj (of a surface)

Armenian

1 entries
  • սայթաքուն adj (of a surface)

Asturian

2 entries
  • esnidiosu adj (of a surface)
  • esnidiu adj (of a surface)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • sürüşkən adj (of a surface)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • тайғаҡ adj (of a surface)

Basque

1 entries
  • labaingarriak adj (of a surface)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ко́ўзкі adj (of a surface)
  • слі́зкі adj (of a surface)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • mahalnas adj (of a surface)

Bulgarian

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  • плъ́згав adj (of a surface)
  • увъртащ adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • уклончив adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • хлъ́згав adj (of a surface)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ချော adj (of a surface)

Catalan

1 entries
  • lliscant adj (of a surface)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • خلیسک adj (of a surface)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏓᏫᏍᎬᎯ adj (of a surface)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 滑 adj (of a surface)
  • 滑頭滑腦 /滑头滑脑 adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)

Czech

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  • kluzký adj (of a surface)

Danish

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  • glat adj (of a surface)

Dutch

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  • glad adj (of a surface)
  • glibberig adj (of a surface)

Esperanto

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  • glita adj (of a surface)
  • glitiga adj (of a surface)

Estonian

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  • libe adj (of a surface)

Finnish

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  • liukas adj (of a surface)

French

1 entries
  • glissant adj (of a surface)

Galician

3 entries
  • escorredío adj (of a surface)
  • escorregadizo adj (of a surface)
  • esvaradío adj (of a surface)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ლიპი adj (of a surface)
  • მოლიპული adj (of a surface)
  • სრიალა adj (of a surface)

German

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  • aalglatt adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • glitschig adj (of a surface)
  • rutschig adj (of a surface)

Greek

1 entries
  • ολισθηρός adj (of a surface)

Hawaiian

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  • kika adj (of a surface)

Hebrew

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  • חָלָק adj (of a surface)
  • חלקלק adj (of a surface)
  • מחליק adj (of a surface)

Hindi

2 entries
  • फिसलाऊ adj (of a surface)
  • रपटीला adj (of a surface)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • csúszós adj (of a surface)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • licin adj (of a surface)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • lippiä adj (of a surface)
  • liukas adj (of a surface)

Irish

4 entries
  • sciorrach adj (of a surface)
  • sleamhain adj (of a surface)
  • sleamhain adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • sliopach adj (of a surface)

Italian

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  • scivoloso adj (of a surface)
  • sdrucciolevole adj (of a surface)

Japanese

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  • 滑りやすい adj (of a surface)

Kapampangan

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  • mataluras adj (of a surface)
  • matalusad adj (of a surface)

Khiamniungan Naga

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  • tǖnūonūo adj (of a surface)

Khmer

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  • រអិល adj (of a surface)
  • រឥល adj (of a surface)

Khumi Chin

1 entries
  • bädete adj (of a surface)

Korean

1 entries
  • 미끄럽다 adj (of a surface)

Ladin

1 entries
  • liz adj (of a surface)

Lao

1 entries
  • ລ່ຽນ adj (of a surface)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • sleideigs adj (of a surface)

Latin

1 entries
  • lūbricus adj (of a surface)

Latvian

1 entries
  • slidens adj (of a surface)

Limburgish

1 entries
  • glaad adj (of a surface)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • slidus adj (of a surface)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • лизгав adj (of a surface)

Maguindanao

1 entries
  • malindeg adj (of a surface)

Maranao

1 entries
  • malindeg adj (of a surface)

Mongolian

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  • гөлгөр adj (of a surface)
  • хальтиргаатай adj (of a surface)

Māori

4 entries
  • hāwaniwani adj (of a surface)
  • mania adj (of a surface)
  • māniania adj (of a surface)
  • peopeo adj (of a surface)

Navajo

1 entries
  • nahateeł adj (of a surface)

Norman

2 entries
  • drissant adj (of a surface)
  • êcrîliant adj (of a surface)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • glatt adj (of a surface)
  • glatt adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • sleip adj (of a surface)
  • sleip adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • glatt adj (of a surface)
  • glatt adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)

Old English

1 entries
  • slipor adj (of a surface)

Persian

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  • لیز adj (of a surface)

Polish

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  • śliski adj (of a surface)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • escorregadio adj (of a surface)
  • liso adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)

Romanian

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  • alunecos adj (of a surface)

Russian

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  • ско́льзкий adj (of a surface)
  • ско́льзкий adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • увёртливый adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • sleamhainn adj (of a surface)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • klizav adj (of a surface)
  • клизав adj (of a surface)

Slovak

1 entries
  • klzký adj (of a surface)

Slovene

1 entries
  • spolzek adj (of a surface)

Spanish

4 entries
  • escurridizo adj (of a surface)
  • escurridizo adj (evasive; difficult to pin down)
  • resbaladizo adj (of a surface)
  • resbaloso adj (of a surface)

Swedish

1 entries
  • hal adj (of a surface)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • madulas adj (of a surface)

Thai

1 entries
  • ลื่น adj (of a surface)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kaygan adj (of a surface)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ковзки́й adj (of a surface)
  • сковзки́й adj (of a surface)
  • слизьки́й adj (of a surface)

Unami

2 entries
  • shòxe adj (of a surface)
  • shòxsi adj (of a surface)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • trơn adj (of a surface)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The politician is as slippery as an eel!

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Watch your step. The floor is slippery.

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Watch your step, as the passageway is slippery.

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Driving on a slippery road can lead to a car wreck.

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