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Slipperiness

The quality of being slippery.

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Dishonesty 76% connected

Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Smoothness 76% connected

Quality or state of being smooth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Slippery 74% connected

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; gli…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slippery 74% connected

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; gli…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Slippy 74% connected

Slippery.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slippy 74% connected

Slippery.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Rascality 92% connected

The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shiftiness 92% connected

The quality or state of being shifty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Slick 92% connected

See Schlich.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Slickness 92% connected

The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Slip 92% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Trickiness 92% connected

The quality of being tricky.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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