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Synonyms for sleek

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for sleek

smooth and lustrous as if polished

having slender and graceful lines

affectedly and self-servingly earnest

to give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction

sleek over: to conceal or make light of a fault or offense

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Synonyms for sleek

make slick or smooth

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well-groomed and neatly tailored

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designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

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