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Synonyms & Antonyms of soapy
overly or insincerely flattering
- a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet
Synonyms for soapy
- adulatory,
- fulsome,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- oily,
- oleaginous,
- unctuous
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“Soapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapy. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of soapy was in 1610
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