smooth-tongued

adjective

Definition of smooth-tonguednext
1
as in glib

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2
as in hypocritical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooth-tongued
  1. glib
  2. hypocritical
  3. voluble
  4. insincere
  5. well-spoken
  6. two-faced
  7. silver-tongued
  8. erroneous
Adjective
  • That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • High Maintenance creator and actor Ben Sinclair described in a Substack post an alarming incident that demonstrated Watts’ glib attitude.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of glib
Adjective
  • And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There is something deeply hypocritical about discovering and using the language of women’s liberation only when your own status, reputation, or income is at stake.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • At least Mourinho could reflect on a happy outcome for Real Madrid, even if their 2-1 victory against Inter was far from convincing and accompanied by voluble disapproval from the home crowd, much of it aimed at Vinicius Junior.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • What a movie star needs (among other qualities) is anger, and Sessa plays Tony as an eager, voluble, simmering bad boy who is playing out his inner turmoil in the real world.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of voluble
Adjective
  • Leigh feared the tracks might be too arch, too pretentious, too insincere.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After the ceremony, Lewandowski spoke to Polish football show Moc Futbolu and reportedly labeled Messi’s Ballon d’Or speech as insincere.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of insincere
Adjective
  • At 59, Romans is worldly, well-spoken and well-educated.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • The stars were well-read and well-spoken, and academically motivated, some graduating in three years.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of well-spoken
Adjective
  • This symbol is used to communicate betrayal or being two-faced.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 June 2026
  • The architecture is two-faced — and everyone inside the organization eventually reads it.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of two-faced
Adjective
  • Kevin Klose was silver-haired, silver-tongued, and the gold standard for broadcast journalists.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Though Harper has often been quick to be silver-tongued in her evisceration of Yasmin, there is, indeed, love lost between them.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of silver-tongued
Adjective
  • Interestingly, these erroneous memories became stable over time.
    — Elizabeth A. Phelps, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Generally, the courts are limited in overruling regulatory agencies unless a ruling was clearly erroneous.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Smooth-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth-tongued. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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