Synonyms for oleaginous
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Oily, greasy.
- adj. 2
Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
The oleaginous salesman convinced me to buy a more expensive car.
Related words
- Word family
- oleaginousness
Example sentences
- fat Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
- fatty Fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
- oily If the screw is oily or greasy, it will work loose.
- sebaceous Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
- smarmy Her smarmy remark left a bad taste in my mouth.
- unctuous They resented how his unctuous flattery tended to obtrude into serious meetings.
By length
- 3 letters
- fat1
- 4 letters
- rich1, oily2
- 5 letters
- fatty2, soapy2
- 6 letters
- greasy2, smarmy2
- 7 letters
- buttery3, adipose3, fulsome2
- 8 letters
- unctuous2
- 9 letters
- insincere3, sebaceous3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oily2 = 2 syllables).