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单词 smooth talking
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
confident and persuasive but not necessarily honest or sincere
the smooth-talking cameraman
Synonyms
slick
suave
glib
He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes.
a glib sales executive
ingratiating
His fellow students had found him too ingratiating.
sycophantic
his clique of sycophantic friends
unctuous
the kind of unctuous tone that I've heard at diplomatic parties
obsequious
She is positively obsequious to anyone with a title.
smarmy (informal)
He is slightly smarmy and eager to impress.
smooth-tongued
smooth-spoken

Additional synonyms

in the sense of glib
Definition
fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way
He is full of glib excuses for his past mistakes.a glib sales executive
Synonyms
smooth,
easy,
ready,
quick,
slick,
plausible,
slippery,
fluent,
suave,
artful,
insincere,
fast-talking,
smooth-tongued
in the sense of ingratiating
His fellow students had found him too ingratiating.
Synonyms
sycophantic,
servile,
obsequious,
crawling,
humble,
flattering,
fawning,
unctuous,
toadying,
bootlicking (informal),
timeserving
in the sense of obsequious
Definition
being overattentive in order to gain favour
She is positively obsequious to anyone with a title.
Synonyms
servile,
flattering,
cringing,
fawning,
abject,
submissive,
grovelling,
menial,
subservient,
ingratiating,
deferential,
sycophantic,
slavish,
unctuous,
smarmy (British, informal),
mealy-mouthed,
toadying,
bootlicking (informal),
toadyish

Nearby words of
smooth-talking

  • smoky
  • smooth
  • smooth something over or out
  • smooth-talking
  • smoothness
  • smother
  • smothering

Synonyms of 'smooth-talking'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of smarmy
Definition
unpleasantly flattering or polite
He is slightly smarmy and eager to impress.
Synonyms
obsequious,
slimy (British),
ingratiating,
unctuous,
smooth,
crawling,
greasy,
oily,
fawning,
suave,
soapy (slang),
fulsome,
sycophantic,
servile,
toadying,
bowing and scraping,
bootlicking (informal)
in the sense of sycophantic
his clique of sycophantic friends
Synonyms
obsequious,
grovelling,
ingratiating,
servile,
crawling,
flattering,
cringing,
fawning,
slimy (British),
slavish,
unctuous,
smarmy (British, informal),
toadying,
parasitical,
arse-licking (taboo, slang),
bootlicking (informal),
timeserving
in the sense of unctuous
Definition
pretending to be kind and concerned but obviously not sincere
the kind of unctuous tone that I've heard at diplomatic parties
Synonyms
obsequious,
smooth,
slick,
plausible,
oily,
gushing,
fawning,
suave,
glib,
ingratiating,
insincere,
sycophantic,
smarmy (British, informal)
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