Synonyms of fulsome

fulsome

adjective

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

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

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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

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• 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

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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

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• 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

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