oleaginous | Definition of oleaginous

Synonyms and Antonyms of oleaginous

overly or insincerely flattering

the office manager greeted the corporate bigwigs with an oleaginous welcome that should have embarrassed him

Synonyms of oleaginous

adulatory, fulsome, gushing, gushy, hagiographic (also hagiographical), oily, soapy, unctuous

Words Related to oleaginous

drooling, slavering, slobbering

cloying, sickening

demonstrative, effusive, mushy, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

artificial, backhanded, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealymouthed, sanctimonious, two-faced

disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome

extravagant, lavish, unrestrained

abundant, copious, profuse

Near Antonyms of oleaginous

artless, earnest, genuine, heartfelt, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unpretending, unpretentious