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Synonyms & Antonyms of oiled
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
- following the fuel spill, the resulting oiled stretch of roadway had to be closed to traffic
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2 slang
being under the influence of alcohol
- Casino operators like to keep their guests oiled and willing to part with their money.
Synonyms for oiled
- besotted,
- blasted
- [slang],
- blind,
- blitzed
- [slang],
- blotto
- [slang],
- bombed,
- boozy,
- canned
- [slang],
- cockeyed,
- crocked,
- drunk,
- drunken,
- fried,
- gassed,
- hammered
- [slang],
- high,
- impaired,
- inebriate,
- inebriated,
- intoxicated,
- juiced
- [slang],
- lit,
- lit up,
- loaded
- [slang],
- looped,
- pickled,
- pie-eyed,
- plastered,
- potted
- [slang],
- ripped
- [slang],
- sloshed
- [slang],
- smashed
- [slang],
- sottish,
- soused,
- sozzled,
- squiffed
- (or squiffy),
- stewed,
- stiff,
- stinking
- [slang],
- stoned,
- tanked
- [slang],
- tiddly
- [chiefly British],
- tight,
- tipsy,
- wasted
- [slang],
- wet,
- wiped out
- [slang]
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oiled
verbpast tense of oil
Synonyms & Antonyms of oiled (Entry 2 of 2)
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
- if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently
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The first known use of oiled was in 1530
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