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All insinuatory synonyms

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adjective insinuatory

  • insinuating — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
  • charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
  • crawling — a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging
  • deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
  • disarming — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
  • flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
  • humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • insinuative — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
  • obsequious — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
  • saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
  • serving — the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
  • silken — made of silk.
  • smarmy — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
  • soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
  • suggestive — that suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking.
  • sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • toadying — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
  • unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
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