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Synonyms & Antonyms of unctuous
1
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
- an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters
Synonyms for unctuous
- artificial,
- backhanded,
- counterfeit,
- double,
- double-dealing,
- double-faced,
- fake,
- feigned,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- Janus-faced,
- jive
- [slang],
- left-handed,
- lip,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- Pecksniffian,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- phony-baloney
- (or phoney-baloney),
- pretended,
- two-faced
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2
overly or insincerely flattering
- an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter
Synonyms for unctuous
- adulatory,
- fulsome,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- oily,
- oleaginous,
- soapy
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