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unctuousness - 3 thesaurus results
Main Entry: flattery
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: false praise, compliments
Synonyms: adulation, applause, approbation, blarney*, commendation, encomium, eulogy, fawning*, flattering, gallantry, gratification, incense, laud, mush*, palaver, plaudits, puffery*, smoke*, snow*, snow job*, stroke*, sweet talk*, tribute, blandishment, bootlicking, cajolery, eyewash, flummery, fulsomeness, hokum, honeyed words, ingratiation, jive*, obsequiousness, pretty speech, servility, soft words, soft-soap, sycophancy, toadyism, truckling, unctuousness
Antonyms: condemnation, criticism, denunciation, insult, offense, belittlement, castigation
Main Entry: hypocrisy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: deceitfulness, pretense
Synonyms: affectation, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, deception, dishonesty, display, double-dealing, duplicity, falsity, fraud, imposture, insincerity, irreverence, lie, lip service*, mockery, quackery, bad faith, dissembling, dissimulation, false profession, glibness, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, phoniness, pietism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, speciousness, unctuousness
Antonyms: honesty, righteousness, sincerity, truth, forthrightness
Main Entry: lip service
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: empty talk
Synonyms: duplicity, empty talk, hypocrisy, insincerity, lie, sham, sweet talk, hollow words, hypocritical respect, jive, lip devotion, lip homage, lip praise, lip reverence, lip worship, mouth honor, mouthing, smooth talk, token agreement, tokenism, tongue in cheek, unctuousness
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