All unctuous synonyms
unc·tu·ous
U u adj unctuous
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- ingratiating — charming; agreeable; pleasing.
- bonhomous — exhibiting bonhomie
- knightly — characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous: knightly deeds.
- high-hat — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- fulsome — offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- compliable — compliant
- fair-spoken — speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- convictive — able or serving to convince or convict
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- insinuating — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
- insinuative — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- glace — frozen.
- dextrous — dexterous
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- goody-goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
adjective unctuous
- insinuatory — Insinuative.
- fatlike — Resembling fat (the chemical substance) or some aspect of it.
- obsequious — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
- oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- adipocerous — Like adipocere.
- eulogistic — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a eulogy.
noun unctuous
- ingratiation — to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- dissembling — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- laud — to praise; extol.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- eyewash — Cleansing solution for a person’s eye.
- greasiness — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- fattiness — The quality of being fatty.
- cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- obsequiousness — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
- fawning — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- hokum — out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
- jive — swing music or early jazz.
adverb unctuous
- obsequiously — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.