All unctuous synonyms
unc·tu·ous
U u adj unctuous
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- adipose — of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
- holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
- fatty — consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.
- impious — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
noun unctuous
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- fulsomeness — The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
- glibness — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- mouthing — the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
adjective unctuous
- encomiastic — Of or relating to an encomiast.
- encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.