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Synonyms & Antonyms of oleaginous
overly or insincerely flattering
- the office manager greeted the corporate bigwigs with an oleaginous welcome that should have embarrassed him
Synonyms for oleaginous
- adulatory,
- fulsome,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- oily,
- soapy,
- unctuous
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“Oleaginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oleaginous. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of oleaginous was in the 15th century
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