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
  • With a few wonderful exceptions that proved the rule (The Good Place, New Girl), the network sitcom landscape of the 2010s was a graveyard of glib titles, gimmicky premises, and mercifully short runs.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Cardin is careful not to let the mindset framing curdle into something glib.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of glib
Adjective
  • 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
  • That some people in these industries, including those who are well paid, would look at our economy and seek out other ways of doing things is neither hypocritical nor surprising.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • 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
  • In 1995 James Carville, the voluble Bill Clinton adviser, was in the stands watching a Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park when he was summoned to Gate D for a call.
    — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
Definition of voluble
Adjective
  • The implication is that stage types and progressive politicians are craven, submissive, and insincere.
    — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Survivors have expressed frustration and criticized the Japanese government's support for nuclear deterrence for being insincere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 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
  • For example, antiquarian scholars introduced the erroneous notion that druids built stone circles—most notably Stonehenge—for their ceremonies, an idea that became embedded in the popular imagination during the 18th century.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The erroneous reports prompted Katsina United to release another statement confirming Ozor’s death.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Smooth-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth-tongued. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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