Synonyms of slate

slate 1 of 3

verb (1)

as in to schedule

to put (someone or something) on a list

you've been slated for a three o'clock interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

• schedule
• register
• enter
• record
• list
• catalog
• index
• file
• enroll
• book
• card
• inscribe
• put down
• compile
• note
• classify
• tabulate
• tally
• reschedule

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delete

slate

2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

ready to slate anyone who disagreed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• hide
• pelt
• whip
• lash
• knock
• do
• batter
• assault
• hit
• slap
• attack
• bat
• beat
• smash
• punch
• tan
• box
• thump
• club
• punch out
• bash
• hammer
• birch
• work over
• curry
• slam
• maul
• chop
• paddle
• belt
• buffet
• switch
• spank
• bludgeon
• raid
• pummel
• lace
• lather
• smack
• pommel
• drub
• swipe
• whale
• whack
• rough (up)
• beat up on
• bung up
• storm
• thrash
• slog
• wound
• crack
• wallop
• flog
• thresh
• lambaste
• whop
• leather
• whup
• fib
• mess (up)
• baste
• lay on
• descend (on or upon)
• clout
• strap
• tromp
• paste
• belabor
• rush
• sock
• cane
• clobber
• cudgel
• jump (on)
• beset
• cuff
• lam
• thwack
• pounce (on or upon)
• assail
• scourge
• cowhide
• wham
• rawhide
• swat
• flagellate
• blackjack
• whomp
• bust
• fustigate
• lacerate
• gore
• horsewhip
• maim
• mutilate
• mangle
• pistol-whip

slate

3 of 3

adjective

as in gray

of the color gray

the slate sky was a sure sign of rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gray
• silver
• white
• faded
• slaty
• grayish
• pale
• silvery
• pewter
• leaden
• neutral
• steely
• dull
• sandy
• argentine
• whitish
• dirty
• chocolate
• colorless
• achromatic
• chalky
• sad
• ashen
• ashy
• sepia
• hoary
• palish
• washed-out
• grizzled
• livid
• dun
• mousy
• hoar
• brindled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bright
• rich
• deep
• colored
• gay
• chromatic
• colorful
• multicolored
• variegated
• varicolored
• polychromatic
• ablaze
• polychrome
• motley

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slate

Verb

Evan Engram, Brandon Jones, Marvin Mims, Ben Powers, Moss and McMillian are all slated to become unrestricted free agents after this season. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

The judges were slated to count 8,440 mail-in ballots that day, according to Rich Siejack, deputy director of the county’s elections board. — Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2026

Adjective

Clean-slate intellectual infrastructure Whoever gives $2 billion to an organization can probably call a lot of the shots. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure. — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026