smooth-talkers
Glib, convincing speakers
Smooth-talkers are people who use charming, persuasive, or flattering speech to influence others, often for self-serving purposes.
The term carries a skeptical or negative connotation, suggesting that the person's polished words may be insincere or manipulative.
Don't trust those smooth-talkers at the car dealership.
Someone described this way typically sounds convincing but may not deliver on their promises.
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- winsomeSweetly charming
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
enchanting · alluring · beguiling · seductive · enticing · polished · slick · urbane
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
oratory · rhetoric · diction · expressiveness · persuasive · glib · verbosity · volubility
Sly, scheming cleverness
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- artfulCleverly deceptive
wily · calculating · conniving · shrewd · manipulative · deceptive · untrustworthy · insincere
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- swayRock back and forth
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
cajole · disarm · sell · pitch · lobby · advocate · argue · reason
Deliberate favor-seeking behavior
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
blandishment · coaxing · schmoozing · cajolery · complimenting · bootlicking · toadying · apple-polishing
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- winsomeSweetly charming
captivating · enchanting · alluring · beguiling · seductive · enticing · polished · slick · urbane · sophisticated
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
well-spoken · oratory · rhetoric · diction · expressiveness · persuasive · glib · verbosity · volubility · grandiloquence
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
artful · wily · calculating · conniving · shrewd · manipulative · deceptive · untrustworthy · insincere · disingenuous
convince
Cause to believe
coax · cajole · disarm · sell · pitch · lobby · advocate · argue · reason · appeal
ingratiation
Deliberate favor-seeking behavior
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
obsequiousness · blandishment · coaxing · schmoozing · cajolery · complimenting · bootlicking · toadying · apple-polishing · soft-soap
smooth-talkersstraight shooters
Forthright, honest individuals
stammerers · stutterers · bumblers · mumblers · blunderers
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