Synonyms of slickness

slickness

noun

as in cunning

skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means

we were both impressed and outraged by the expert slickness with which the swindler fooled us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cunning
• subtlety
• artfulness
• slyness
• ease
• subtleness
• guile
• deviousness
• canniness
• sneakiness
• craftiness
• wiliness
• craft
• artifice
• caginess
• inventiveness
• cunningness
• calculation
• cleverness
• design
• foxiness
• shrewdness
• care
• finesse
• ingenuity
• sharpness
• guilefulness
• duplicity
• shiftiness
• savvy
• ingeniousness
• facility
• underhandedness
• deceitfulness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slickness

There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

The oil-free, non-comedogenic, chemical formula won’t clog pores, while silica and perlite absorb excess shine, leaving behind a matte finish that keeps midday slickness in check. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026

But there’s an innate slickness to drone footage that can turn a shot of, say, a South Texas Starbucks into a joke, and there’s a mechanical quality to the way drones glide through the air that, even if controlled by a human, feels impersonal — a view from nowhere. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026

And despite the Grand Hotel Belvedere's slickness, behind the scenes it is run according to the sweet sort of interdependence demanded by any small town but especially one so isolated. — Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026

He was ruled offside, but the poor timing of his run takes nothing away from the slickness of the combination, nor the effectiveness of the tactic. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

Untouched by any chain stores or contemporary slickness, the neighborhood’s highlights include the Tea House on Los Rios inside a 1911 Victorian, cottage-like Hummingbird House Cafe and Hidden House Coffee found inside a Craftsman. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025

There’s a slickness about the style of everyone who lives here, and Missy captures that. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025