nonslip

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adjective

Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon.

Similar
nonskidnonslippery
OriginEnglish slip ← Middle English slippen ← Middle Low German slippender.? →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

adjectivenonslip (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon.

    Synonyms: nonskid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon.

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nonskid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedesigned to reduce or prevent slipping

Similar
nonslippery
Also see
nonskidnonslippery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*slippjan
  3. Old Saxon*slippian
  4. Middle Low Germanslippender.?
  5. Middle Englishslippen
  6. Englishslip
  7. Englishnonslip

From non- + slip.

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Translations

Polish antypoślizgowy
  • antypoślizgowyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

nonslip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonslip

MLA

“nonslip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonslip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonslip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonslip.

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