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
  • But both movies were glib thought experiments that distanced us from their characters to argue their points.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 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
  • Some players cited the league’s partnerships with sports betting companies as hypocritical or even laying the foundation for this sort of scandal.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Amendments placed on the ballot by lawmakers would still need only a statewide majority — a distinction critics call hypocritical.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 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
  • Not everyone believes, however, that the line is insincere.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • And so, open door policies rarely fail because leaders are insincere.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 11 June 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
  • Reports based on the erroneous California Crash Reporting System entry surfaced Monday night, prompting Shanahan to address the crash Tuesday.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • However, the vast majority of these folks did not actually vote, and many asked for their erroneous registrations to be purged, contrary to the Republican fantasy that millions of noncitizens are all gunning to illegally vote.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
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“Smooth-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth-tongued. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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