Direct and Slippery

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Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

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Slippery is an antonym for direct.

Slippery adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.

Usage example: a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out

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Direct is an antonym for slippery.

Nearby Words: slipper, slippy, slippered, slippering

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Slippery and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/slippery

Direct & Slippery. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/slippery>.

Slippery or Direct. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/slippery.

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