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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(of a hairstyle) Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back.
His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool.
Use slicked-back when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slicked-back means (of a hairstyle) Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool.
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