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sleek

/sliːk/verb, adjective1 syllable

Sleek means: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk.

Synonyms for sleek26

verb, as in make slick or smooth

slick

adjective, as in having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

satiny, silken, silky, silklike, slick, bright

adjective, as in designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, smooth

adjective, as in well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

groomed

also used for sleek

frictionless, downy, even, flat, lanate, level, glacé, sheeny, glassy, glossy, lacquerlike, slickered, civilized, classy, elegant

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What does sleek mean?4

adjective

1

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk“satiny gardenia petals”

2

designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow“a streamlined convertible”

3

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed“sleek figures in expensive clothes”

verb

1

make slick or smooth

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sleek?33

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 33 rhymes for sleek, grouped by syllable

Sleek in a sentence

  • I hear she's a sleek bit of mink.NomadSoul
  • You should consider a wall-mounted faucet for a sleek look.Amastan
  • Yuri wanted to sleek out of the house unnoticed.Amastan
  • He wore a sleek black suit to the ceremony.Amastan
  • She chose a sleek black laptop for work.Amastan
  • She wore a sleek black gown to the gala.Amastan
  • The kitchen island is topped with sleek black granite.always
  • The stainless steel case gives the watch a sleek and durable finish.mraz

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Forms of sleek

as a verb

third-person singular
sleeks
present participle
sleeking
past participle
sleeked
past tense
sleeked

as a adjective

comparative
sleeker
superlative
sleekest