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glib

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of glib

said or done in a way that lacks thought or is not sincere

The teen's glib remarks showed that she didn't care much about soccer.

The presentation was criticized for its glib portrayal of a highly complex problem.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of glib

facile, superficial

empty, hollow, meaningless

breezy, casual, inappropriate, thoughtless

simple, simplistic

artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous

affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural

deceitful, devious, dishonest, disingenuous, false, untruthful

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of glib

candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned

direct, forthright, frank, heart-to-heart, open, plain, straightforward

intelligent, profound, thoughtful

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