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
• hagiographical
• gushy
• abundant
• unctuous
• hagiographic
• oily
• adulatory
• soapy
• oleaginous
• lavish
• extravagant
• demonstrative
• gushing
• effusive
• artificial
• cloying
• uninhibited
• winning
• 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
• philanthropical
• beneficent
• big
• openhearted
• largehearted
• good-hearted
• greathearted
• samaritan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parsimonious
• ungenerous
• cheap
• small
• miserly
• tight
• selfish
• stingy
• uncharitable
• close
• petty
• niggardly
• costive
• tightfisted
• penurious
• illiberal
• spare
• sparing
• mean
• mingy
• frugal
• stinting
• chary
• thrifty
• closefisted
• desirous
• rapacious
• avaricious
• acquisitive
• grudging
• hoggish
• covetous
• avid
• envious
• itchy
• mercenary
• begrudging
• resentful
• grasping
• stinting
• 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
• obscene
• horrible
• shocking
• obnoxious
• offensive
• dreadful
• nasty
• unpleasant
• odious
• loathsome
• appalling
• gross
• evil
• abominable
• gruesome
• noxious
• scandalous
• repulsive
• horrid
• revolting
• repugnant
• nauseating
• distasteful
• abhorrent
• terrible
• rancid
• repellent
• horrendous
• horrific
• noisome
• foul
• nauseous
• undesirable
• vile
• disturbing
• repellant
• objectionable
• monstrous
• unwanted
• hateful
• disagreeable
• grim
• lurid
• detestable
• contemptible
• miserable
• horrifying
• exceptionable
• ghastly
• unwholesome
• despicable
• grisly
• unspeakable
• brackish
• heinous
• unwelcome
• execrable
• unhealthy
• macabre
• nightmarish
• unsavory
• frightful
• atrocious
• sick
• hard
• dislikeable
• sickly
• lousy
• barbarous
• dislikable
• unholy
• ungodly
• grewsome
• uncivilized
• upsetting
• distressing
• sickish
• off-putting
• unchristian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of fulsome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Effective deterrence requires greater speed, deeper innovation, and more fulsome collaboration than exists today. —Byhoracio Rozanski, Fortune, 10 June 2024

Roomful of Blues with its fulsome horns is at Infinity Hall Hartford. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024

Du Bois’s admiration for authoritarians such as Nkrumah and Mao, and his fulsome praise for the Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin were inconsistent with his lifelong support for democracy. —Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022

Musically, the generous pit band of 17 — led by director Elaine Davidson — announced the fulsome musical pleasures to come with an inviting instrumental overture showcase. —Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024

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