Synonyms and Antonyms of unctuous
1
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
- an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters
artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced
affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural
empty, hollow, meaningless
deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful
facile, glib, superficial
bogus, sham
campy, facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek
canting, pharisaical, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure
2
overly or insincerely flattering
- an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter
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
artless, earnest, genuine, heartfelt, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unpretending, unpretentious
