Rough and Slick

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Rough

Rough verb - Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form.

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Slick is an antonym for rough.

Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed

Slick

Slick verb - To coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction.

Usage example: slicking the bottom of their skis with wax

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Rough is an antonym for slick in topics: smooth, smart.

Nearby Words: slicked, slicker, slickly, slicking

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She goes from a revealing but still rough-around-the-edges brown leather outfit with a tousled hairdo to a silky black jumpsuit sporting Absolute Cleavage and slick, straightened hair worn long.

Source: Evil Costume Switch

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Slick and Rough. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rough/slick

Rough & Slick. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rough/slick>.

Slick or Rough. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rough/slick.

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