smooth
adjective
[ smuːð ]
• having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.
• "smooth flat rocks"
Similar:
even,
level,
flat,
as flat as a pancake,
plane,
flush,
unwrinkled,
featureless,
polished,
burnished,
glossy,
shiny,
glassy,
sheeny,
lustrous,
sleek,
silky,
satiny,
unrough,
clean-shaven,
smooth-shaven,
hairless,
• (of movement) without jerks.
• "the trucks gave a smooth ride"
• (of an action, event, or process) without problems or difficulties.
• "the group's expansion into the US market was not quite so smooth"
• (of a person or their manner) suavely charming in a way regarded as possibly insincere.
• "his voice was infuriatingly smooth"
Similar:
suave,
urbane,
sophisticated,
polished,
debonair,
courteous,
gracious,
smooth-tongued,
glib,
media-savvy,
persuasive,
slick,
oily,
ingratiating,
unctuous,
smarmy,
• (of food or drink) without harshness or bitterness.
• "a lovely, smooth, very fruity wine"
smooth
verb
• give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.
• "she smoothed out the newspaper"
Similar:
flatten,
make flat,
level,
make level,
level out,
level off,
make even,
even off,
even out,
press (down),
roll,
steamroll,
iron,
plane,
make uniform,
make regular,
regularize,
• deal successfully with (a problem or difficulty).
• "these doctrinal disputes were smoothed over"
Similar:
settle,
resolve,
patch up,
sort out,
iron out,
put to rights,
mend,
remedy,
heal,
cure,
rectify,
smooth
adverb
• in a way that is without difficulties.
• "the course of true love never did run smooth"
Origin:
Old English smōth, probably of Germanic origin, though no cognates are known. The verb dates from Middle English.
