SLIMY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLIMY?

Need another word that means the same as “slimy”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “slimy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slimy” are: despicable, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched, slimed, slippery, slithery, greasy, oozy, muddy, mucky, miry, obsequious, sycophantic, subservient, fawning, ingratiating, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, reptilian, grovelling, cringing, toadyish, slavish, abject, craven, humble

Slimy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Slimy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slimy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Covered by or resembling slime.
• Covered with or resembling slime.
• Morally reprehensible.
• Repellently smooth and obsequious.

Synonyms of "Slimy" as an adjective (30 Words)

abject	(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. The abject condition of the peasants.
craven	Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly. The craven fellow turned and ran.
cringing	Totally submissive. He was left cringing with embarrassment after stumbling over his lines during a West End performance of Macbeth.
despicable	Morally reprehensible. Would do something as despicable as murder.
fawning	Attempting to win favor by flattery. Fawning adoration.
greasy	Containing or cooked with too much oil or fat. Greasy hamburgers.
grovelling	Totally submissive. His grovelling references to great historians.
humble	Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful. I felt very humble when meeting her.
ingratiating	Calculated to please or gain favor. A smooth ingratiating manner.
miry	(of soil) soft and watery. Miry roads.
mucky	Mildly pornographic. Mucky books.
muddy	Clouded as with sediment. Muddy coffee.
obsequious	Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. Obsequious shop assistants.
oily	Smeared or soiled with grease or oil. Oily puddles in the streets.
oleaginous	Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil. Oleaginous seeds.
oozy	Leaking out slowly.
reptilian	Of or relating to the class Reptilia. A reptilian villain with no redeeming features.
slavish	Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- S.H.Adams. Slavish devotion to her job ruled her life.
slimed	Covered with or resembling slime.
slippery	(of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one’s point of view. Her hand was slippery with sweat.
slithery	Having a slippery surface or quality. Slithery mud.
subservient	Prepared to obey others unquestioningly. The whole narration is subservient to the moral plan of exemplifying twelve virtues in twelve knights.
sycophantic	Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. A sycophantic interview.
toadyish	Attempting to win favor by flattery.
unctuous	(chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel. The unctuous Uriah Heep.
unworthy	Not deserving. Dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy.
vile	Extremely unpleasant. Vile smells.
worthless	(of a person) having no good qualities; deserving contempt. That promise is worthless.
wretched	Characterized by physical misery. She disliked the wretched man intensely.

Usage Examples of "Slimy" as an adjective

• A slimy little liar.
• A slimy, cigar-puffing political fixer.
• Thick, slimy mud.
• A slimy substance covered the rocks.

Associations of "Slimy" (30 Words)

dumpling	Dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry. He was a 250 pound dumpling.
fawning	Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. Fawning interviews with Hollywood celebs.
glue	Join or attach with or as if with glue. I was glued to the telly when the Olympics were on.
glutinous	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. Glutinous mud.
groveling	Totally submissive.
hormone	A synthetic substance with a similar effect to that of an animal or plant hormone. She told herself she was suffering from hormones that she would cheer up soon.
insincere	Lacking sincerity. She flashed him an insincere smile.
insulin	A hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes.
lubricant	Lubricating. The pipe ends had been smeared with lubricant.
mucous	Relating to, producing, covered with, or of the nature of mucus. Mucous tissue.
mucus	Protective secretion of the mucus membranes in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithe.
obsequious	Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. They were served by obsequious waiters.
phlegm	The thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive quantities during a cold. Phlegm and determination carried them through many difficult situations.
pitchy	Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.
saliva	A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches.
secretion	A substance discharged by secretion. Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion.
servile	Of or characteristic of a slave or slaves. The incurably servile housekeeper.
slippery	Not to be trusted- James Agee. How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is.
sputum	Expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness.
sticky	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. A sticky label.
submissive	Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. Replacing troublemakers with more submissive people.
sycophant	A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
sycophantic	Attempting to win favor by flattery. A sycophantic interview.
tacky	Not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch. Tacky varnish.
texture	Give something a rough or uneven texture. The artist textures the paper with scalpel blades.
toady	Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering. She imagined him toadying to his rich clients.
unctuous	Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. The unctuous Uriah Heep.
viscid	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. The viscid mucus lining of the intestine.
viscosity	The state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction. Cooling the fluid raises its viscosity.
viscous	Having a relatively high resistance to flow. Viscous lava.