Main entry: smooth, smoothen
Definition: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
Usage: smooth the surface of the wood
Antonyms: roughen
Definition: make rough or rougher
Main entry: smooth
Definition: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
Usage: smooth skin; a smooth tabletop; smooth fabric; a smooth road; water as smooth as a mirror
Definition: having or caused by an irregular surface
Antonyms: slow
Definition: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
Antonyms: slow
Definition: at a slow tempo
Antonyms: slow
Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Antonyms: seamed
Definition: having or joined by a seam or seams
Antonyms: lined
Definition: having a lining or a liner; often used in combination
Main entry: smooth
Definition: of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
Usage: a smooth ride
Antonyms: rough, jolting, jolty, jumpy, bumpy, rocky
Definition: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Main entry: smooth
Definition: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
Antonyms: rough
Definition: of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
Main entry: smooth, legato
Definition: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
Usage: a legato passage
Antonyms: staccato, disconnected
Definition: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
Main entry: still, tranquil, smooth, quiet, placid, unruffled
Definition: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
Usage: a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay; the quiet waters of a lagoon; a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky; a smooth channel crossing; scarcely a ripple on the still water; unruffled water
Antonyms: turn on, rouse, excite, charge, charge up, commove, agitate
Definition: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Antonyms: stormy
Definition: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
Main entry: smooth
Definition: lacking obstructions or difficulties
Usage: the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly
Definition: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Antonyms: uneasy
Definition: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Main entry: suave, bland, politic, smooth
Definition: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Usage: he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage; the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
Antonyms: undiplomatic
Definition: not skilled in dealing with others
Main entry: fluent, fluid, smooth, liquid
Definition: smooth and unconstrained in movement
Usage: a long, smooth stride; the fluid motion of a cat; the liquid grace of a ballerina
Antonyms: awkward
Definition: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance