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gushing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gushing

1 overly or insincerely flattering

heaped disgustingly gushing praise on her boss's very modest singing skills

Synonyms of gushing

adulatory, fulsome, gushy, hagiographic (also hagiographical), oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous

Words Related to gushing

drooling, slavering, slobbering

cloying, sickening

demonstrative, effusive, mushy, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

artificial, backhanded, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealymouthed, sanctimonious, two-faced

disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome

extravagant, lavish, unrestrained

abundant, copious, profuse

Near Antonyms of gushing

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

2 pouring forth in great amounts

the gushing water from the opened fire hydrant reduced water pressure to a dangerous level

Synonyms of gushing

copious, galore, lavish, profuse, riotous

Words Related to gushing

abounding, abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

extravagant, luxuriant

fat, fecund, fertile

free, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting

excessive, immoderate, redundant

adequate, complete, enough, sufficient

Near Antonyms of gushing

meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, scarce, unsatisfactory, wanting

bare, mere, minimal

Antonyms of gushing

dribbling, trickling

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