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SLICK Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word slick. (opposite meanings)
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abrasive
adjectiveadj
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

bumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• covered with or full of bumps

coarse
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

adjective satellite

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• of low or inferior quality or value

dull
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

harsh
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

adjective satellite

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

jagged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a sharply uneven surface or outline

• having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

raw
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

noun

• informal terms for nakedness

adjective satellite

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• having the surface exposed and painful

• not processed or refined

• devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

• brutally unfair or harsh

• not processed or subjected to analysis

• untempered and unrefined

• hurting

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• used of wood and furniture

• lacking training or experience

• (used informally) completely unclothed

rough
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

rugged
adjectiveadj
adjective

• sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

• having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

adjective satellite

• topographically very uneven

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

uneven
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

• not divisible by two

adjective satellite

• (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

• variable and recurring at irregular intervals

• lacking consistency

unpolished
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

adjective satellite

• lacking social polish

Alternatives for ABRASIVE

Alternatives for BUMPY

Alternatives for COARSE

Alternatives for DULL

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for JAGGED

Alternatives for RAW

Alternatives for ROUGH

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