schmoozy
Oily and friendly
Schmoozy describes someone or something characterized by friendly, ingratiating conversation—often with an ulterior motive.
A schmoozy salesperson works the room with charm and flattery.
A schmoozy atmosphere encourages casual networking and deal-making: The cocktail hour got increasingly schmoozy as people angled for introductions.
The word carries a hint of insincerity.
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- urbaneRefined and courteous
sophisticated · slick · glib · silken · sleek · refined · elegant · charismatic
Expressions of admiration
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
fulsome · obsequious · sycophantic · bootlicking · toadying · kowtowing · pandering · adulatory
Casual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- glad-handingEffusive, insincere friendliness
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- receptionAct of receiving guests
name-dropping · back-slapping · circulating · hobnobbing · connections · contacts · deal-making · rainmaking
Coldly self-serving in strategy
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- craftyCleverly deceptive
strategic · persuasive · shrewd · self-serving · opportunistic · transactional · exploitative · insidious
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
urbane · sophisticated · slick · glib · silken · sleek · refined · elegant · charismatic · ingratiating
compliments
Expressions of admiration
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
effusive · fulsome · obsequious · sycophantic · bootlicking · toadying · kowtowing · pandering · adulatory · servile
mingling
Casual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- glad-handingEffusive, insincere friendliness
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
reception · name-dropping · back-slapping · circulating · hobnobbing · connections · contacts · deal-making · rainmaking
calculating
Coldly self-serving in strategy
crafty · strategic · persuasive · shrewd · self-serving · opportunistic · transactional · exploitative · insidious · underhanded
schmoozyaloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
standoffish · cold · distant · reserved · unfriendly
schmoozygenuine
Truly what it claims
sincere · authentic · straightforward · unpretentious · unaffected
schmoozydisinterested
Free from personal stakes
indifferent · uncalculating · unambitious · uncontrived · unpolitical
schmooze, schmoozing, schmoozer, schmoose, schmoozed, schmoozes, schmoozers