smooth talkers
Persuasive, glib speakers
Smooth talkers are people skilled at persuasive, flattering, or charming speech—often with the implication that their words shouldn't be trusted.
The term suggests someone who uses verbal fluency to manipulate or deceive: Don't fall for his promises—he's just a smooth talker.
A smooth talker makes things sound better than they are.
- charmerOne who captivates others
- seducerOne who lures romantically
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- silver tongueNatural persuasive ability
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- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
smooth talkersstammerers
Those with disfluent speech
bumblers · stutterers · mumblers · boors · wallflowers
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