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silky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of silky

1 smooth or delicate in appearance or feel

  • the plantʼs fibers feel silky to the touch
Synonyms of silky

cottony, downy, satin, satiny, silken, silklike, soft, velvetlike, velvety
Words Related to silky

creamy

chiffon, delicate, fine, slick

ultrasoft
Near Antonyms of silky

bumpy, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly

broken, jagged, ragged, roughened, rugged, scraggy

grainy, granular, gritty
Antonyms of silky

coarse, harsh, rough, scratchy

2 covered with or as if with hair

  • the tops of the leaves are a dark glossy green, but the undersides are light and silky
Synonyms of silky

bristly, brushy, cottony, fleecy, furred, furry, hairy, hirsute, rough, shaggy, unshorn, woolly (also wooly)
Words Related to silky

bearded, bewhiskered, mustachioed (also moustachioed), whiskered

stubbled, stubbly

downy, fluffy, fuzzy, linty, nappy
Near Antonyms of silky

beardless, shaved, shaven
Antonyms of silky

bald, furless, glabrous, hairless, shorn, smooth

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