slippery
Like wet tile
Slippery describes surfaces that are smooth, wet, or otherwise difficult to grip or stand on without sliding: The roads are slippery after the rain.
By extension, slippery characterizes things that are hard to hold onto or pin down—an eel is slippery, but so is a slippery concept that resists clear definition.
A slippery person is evasive and untrustworthy, hard to hold accountable.
The slippery slope is a rhetorical warning that one step will inevitably lead to worse ones.
Avoiding direct response
- elusiveHard to find
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
untrustworthy · crafty · devious · slick · wily · scheming · dodgy · underhanded
Descend under gravity
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- dangerExposure to harm
risk · caution · warning · injury · spill · puddle · ice patch · oil slick
Avoiding direct response
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
fleeting · uncatchable · wriggly · eel-like · mercurial · quicksilver · intangible · ungraspable
Error in reasoning
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- inevitableCertain to occur
domino effect · cascade · escalation · snowball · progression · precedent · consequence · logical
oily
Covered in grease
soapy · slick · lubricated · glossy · waxed · muddy · slimy · slithery · glazed · polished
evasive
Avoiding direct response
shifty · untrustworthy · crafty · devious · slick · wily · scheming · dodgy · underhanded · tricky
fall
Descend under gravity
danger · risk · caution · warning · injury · spill · puddle · ice patch · oil slick · wet floor
evasive
Avoiding direct response
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
dodging · fleeting · uncatchable · wriggly · eel-like · mercurial · quicksilver · intangible · ungraspable · fluid
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
inevitable · domino effect · cascade · escalation · snowball · progression · precedent · consequence · logical · rhetoric
- touch feelingsrough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- fabric texturessoft, smooth, rough, silky, fuzzy
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, wet, dry
- Road Conditionsicy, wet, dry, muddy, flooded
slipperytrustworthy
Worthy of confidence
honest · reliable · straightforward · forthright · dependable
- slippery slopeArgument predicting inevitable escalation
- glass slipperTransparent formal footwear from folklore
- slipped upMade a careless error
- slipped awayDeparted unnoticed
- slipped through the cracksEscaped notice despite oversight
- slipped intoEntered or assumed subtly