Synonyms of fulsome

fulsome

adjective

ˈfu̇l-səm 

1

as in sickening

overly or insincerely flattering

the player's fulsome praise for the coach showed just how hard he was trying to be named captain of the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sickening
• gushy
• abundant
• unctuous
• hagiographic
• oily
• adulatory
• soapy
• oleaginous
• lavish
• demonstrative
• extravagant
• gushing
• effusive
• cloying
• artificial
• winning
• uninhibited
• copious
• hypocritical
• sanctimonious
• backhanded
• ingratiating
• insincere
• drooling
• unreserved
• profuse
• mushy
• slobbering
• slavering
• feigned
• endearing
• unrestrained
• mealymouthed
• winsome
• two-faced
• disarming
• left-handed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genuine
• earnest
• sincere
• honest
• heartfelt
• true
• unaffected
• ingenuous
• unpretentious
• artless
• unfeigned
• unpretending

2

as in generous

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

grateful survivors who were fulsome in their praise of the rescue team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generous
• charitable
• bountiful
• unstinting
• munificent
• liberal
• benevolent
• bounteous
• unsparing
• handsome
• unselfish
• open
• openhanded
• lavish
• kind
• bighearted
• profuse
• compassionate
• free
• extravagant
• hospitable
• freehanded
• kindly
• freehearted
• magnanimous
• philanthropic
• sympathetic
• humanitarian
• overgenerous
• altruistic
• beneficent
• big
• openhearted
• largehearted
• good-hearted
• greathearted
• samaritan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parsimonious
• ungenerous
• cheap
• small
• miserly
• tight
• selfish
• stingy
• uncharitable
• close
• petty
• costive
• tightfisted
• penurious
• illiberal
• spare
• sparing
• mean
• mingy
• frugal
• stinting
• chary
• thrifty
• closefisted
• desirous
• rapacious
• avaricious
• acquisitive
• grudging
• covetous
• avid
• envious
• itchy
• mercenary
• begrudging
• resentful
• grasping
• stinting
• hoggish
• coveting

3

as in ugly

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment

the author perpetuates some truly fulsome stereotypes in her novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ugly
• disgusting
• sickening
• awful
• hideous
• horrible
• obscene
• obnoxious
• shocking
• offensive
• dreadful
• nasty
• unpleasant
• odious
• loathsome
• appalling
• gross
• evil
• abominable
• noxious
• scandalous
• gruesome
• repulsive
• horrid
• revolting
• repugnant
• nauseating
• distasteful
• abhorrent
• rancid
• repellent
• terrible
• horrendous
• horrific
• noisome
• foul
• nauseous
• disturbing
• vile
• undesirable
• objectionable
• monstrous
• unwanted
• disagreeable
• hateful
• grim
• lurid
• detestable
• contemptible
• miserable
• exceptionable
• horrifying
• ghastly
• unwholesome
• despicable
• grisly
• unspeakable
• brackish
• heinous
• unwelcome
• execrable
• unhealthy
• macabre
• nightmarish
• unsavory
• frightful
• atrocious
• sick
• hard
• sickly
• lousy
• barbarous
• dislikable
• unholy
• ungodly
• uncivilized
• upsetting
• distressing
• sickish
• off-putting
• unchristian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocuous
• pleasant
• delightful
• acceptable
• attractive
• sweet
• desirable
• inoffensive
• delicious
• welcome
• agreeable
• nice
• congenial
• alluring
• satisfying
• luscious
• enjoyable
• heavenly
• felicitous
• delectable
• appealing
• gratifying
• dreamy
• pleasing
• pleasurable
• palatable
• inviting
• dulcet
• savory
• darling
• blessed
• likable
• unobjectionable
• unexceptionable
• healthy
• wholesome
• healthful
• salutary
• salubrious
• restorative
• delightsome

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fulsome

In overturning that verdict, the appeals court said the jury's question should have gotten a more fulsome answer, including the possibility of discounting all the confessions. — CBS News, 22 June 2026

But a more fulsome treatment of the issue is needed. — Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Jefferson could be quite fulsome on this point. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

DeSantis, who signed the law in the Republican stronghold of The Villages in Central Florida, was joined by several other Republicans who touted its provisions, warned about potential threats to election integrity, and offered fulsome praise of the governor. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026