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lubricated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lubricated

having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction

the lubricated parts of the machine were whirring smoothly

Synonyms of lubricated

greased, greasy, oiled, slick, slicked, slippery, slippy, slithery

Words Related to lubricated

brushed, buffed, burnished, glossed, ground, polished, rubbed, shined

coated, glazed, waxed

rasped, sandblasted, sanded, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scrubbed

Near Antonyms of lubricated

coarsened, rough, roughened, scuffed, uneven

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