SLIPPERY Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

slippery

adjective

ˈsli-p(ə-)rē

as in shady

given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out

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as in elusive

hard to find, capture, or isolate a slippery concept that we had trouble understanding

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as in slicked

having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction had trouble keeping upright on the slippery ice

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Recent Examples of slippery Areas around the falls are likely slippery so observe from afar. —

Jen Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026 Justices worried over the slippery-slope problems that could arise no matter who wins the case. —

Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 Fox’s performance is slippery in the best way, shifting tones without warning and keeping the audience off balance throughout. —

Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 The slippery floors had others walking gingerly. —

Jerry Saltz, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slippery

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In addition to serving as a showrunner, Levy stars as Nicky, an openly gay pastor who gets wrapped up in a shady underworld plot with his flailing sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega).

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
They get captured by Hungarian gangsters and have to fight (and kill) their way out of an inn run by a shady former dance prodigy (Uma Thurman).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026