smooth-tongued
Dangerously charming speaker
Smooth-tongued describes someone skilled at persuasive or flattering speech, often with implications of insincerity or manipulation.
A smooth-tongued salesman talks you into buying what you don't need; a smooth-tongued politician makes promises that sound too good to be true.
The word carries suspicion—eloquence deployed for personal gain rather than honest communication.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- oratoricalOf formal public speaking
expressive · persuasive · glib · voluble · loquacious · polished · refined · mellifluous
Cleverly deceptive
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
deceitful · slick · crafty · guileful · duplicitous · artful · tricky · shifty
Servilely flattering
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
- wheedlingPersuading through flattery
coaxing · ingratiating · sweet-talking · blarney · schmoozing · toadying · cajoling · complimentary
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
oratorical · expressive · persuasive · glib · voluble · loquacious · polished · refined · mellifluous · honeyed
sly
Cleverly deceptive
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
cunning · deceitful · slick · crafty · guileful · duplicitous · artful · tricky · shifty · underhanded
sycophantic
Servilely flattering
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- obsequiousServilely attentive to superiors
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
wheedling · coaxing · ingratiating · sweet-talking · blarney · schmoozing · toadying · cajoling · complimentary · adulatory
smooth-tonguedtongue-tied
Unable to express oneself
stammering · inarticulate · halting · stumbling · faltering
smooth-tonguedblunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
plainspoken · plain-spoken · forthright · frank · candid
smooth-tonguedsilent
Producing no sound
speechless · mute · taciturn · reticent · tight-lipped
smooth, tongue, smoothness, smoothing, smooths, tongued, smoother, smooth-talking, smooth-spoken