Synonyms for smooth

Noun

1. smooth, accomplishment, achievement
usage: the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

Verb

1. smooth, smoothen, change surface, smooth over
usage: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
2. polish, smooth, smoothen, shine, beautify, embellish, prettify
usage: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
3. smooth, smooth out, rid, free, disembarr
usage: free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations"

Adjective

1. smooth (vs. rough), creaseless, uncreased, fast, glassy, glossy, satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick, seamless, unlined, unseamed, velvet, velvety, waxlike, waxy, ceraceous, marmoreal, marmorean, even, fine, ironed, slippery#1, slippy
usage: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
2. politic, smooth, suave, diplomatic (vs. undiplomatic), diplomatical
usage: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound
3. smooth (vs. rough), entire, repand, sinuate, undulate, unnotched, untoothed, simple#6, unsubdivided, compound
usage: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
4. unwrinkled, smooth, unfurrowed (vs. furrowed)
usage: not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks"
5. flowing, fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth, graceful (vs. awkward)
usage: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
6. legato (vs. staccato), smooth
usage: without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
7. uncrannied (vs. crannied), smooth
usage: without chinks or crannies
8. smooth, easy (vs. difficult)
usage: lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
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