smoother

ADJECTIVE

level, unwrinkled; flowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuous creamy easy effortless flat fluid gentle glossy mild peaceful polished quiet serene shiny silky sleek soft stable steady tranquil uneventful velvety

STRONG

even flush horizontal invariable plain plane regular shaven soothing still uniform

WEAK

bland equable fluent frictionless glassy hairless lustrous mirrorlike monotonous planate rhythmic rippleless unbroken undeviating undisturbed uninterrupted unruffled untroubled unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated broken clamorous complex complicated demanding difficult discontinuous disturbed dull excited hard harsh intermittent intricate loud noisy raised rough sharp strict strong troubled turbulent unfixed unstable violent wild wobbly

STRONG

abnormal changing different extraordinary inconsistent irregular uncommon uneven upright variable vertical

WEAK

coarse uncool wrinkled

ADJECTIVE

suave in behavior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civilized mellow mild pleasant slick

STRONG

ingratiating

WEAK

agreeable bland courteous courtly facile genial glib persuasive polite smarmy unctuous urbane

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rough

WEAK

broken coarse intermittent irregular uncool uneven wrinkled

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Having spent decades working to make voting easier and elections safer and smoother, Alexander knows that voting by mail has made many people miss “the election day experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Doing so would provide Iran with “relatively ample spare storage capacity” after the shutdown and would allow for “a smoother restart of operations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

These improvements come directly from the smoother, more consistent surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Even after they turned onto the smoother highway shoulder, Vola was quiet, and Peter figured she had things on her mind, too.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker