smooth synonyms

smooth

modif.

  1. Without bumps

    flat, plane, even, flush, horizontal, unwrinkled, unvarying, level, monotonous, unrelieved, unruffled, mirrorlike, quiet, still, tranquil, sleek, glossy, glassy, lustrous, smooth as glass.

    Antonyms rough*, steep*, broken. *

  2. Without jerks

    uniform, regular, even, invariable, undeviating, steady, stable, fluid, flowing, rhythmic, constant, equable, singsong, continuous.

    Antonyms changeable*, spasmodic*, erratic. *

  3. Without hair

    shaven, beardless, whiskerless, clean-shaven, smooth-faced, smooth-chinned, glabrescent, glabrous; see also bald.

    Antonyms hairy*, bearded*, unshaven.

  4. Without qualities that are socially disturbing

    suave, mild, genial; see polite 1.

  5. Without irritants to the taste

    bland, soft, creamlike; see creamy, delicious 1. See syn. study at easy, level.

smooth

v.

  1. To remove unevenness

    even, level, flatten, grade, pave, macadamize, iron, burnish, polish, glaze, varnish, gloss, remove obstruction, remove roughness, sand, clear the way, smooth the path.

    Antonyms wrinkle*, roughen*, corrugate. *

  2. To mollify

    palliate, mellow, mitigate; see decrease 2, ease 2, soften 2.

Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.