smooth talking
Persuasively glib manner
Smooth talking is persuasive, flattering speech that may be insincere or manipulative.
A smooth-talking salesman charms customers into purchases they didn't intend.
The term carries suspicion—smooth talkers are glib, their words too polished to trust: Don't let him smooth-talk you into anything.
Skilled at controlling others
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- glibSuperficially articulate
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
insincere · disingenuous · duplicitous · con-artist · hustler · swindler · snake-oil · two-faced
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
articulate · fluent · silver-tongued · negotiation · influence · cogent · salesmanship · pitch
Persuasively articulate speaker
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- blarneyFlattering but hollow speech
- cajoleryFlattery meant to persuade
honeyed · ingratiating · schmoozing · charmer · flatterer · coaxing · beguiling · disarming
manipulative
Skilled at controlling others
deceptive · insincere · disingenuous · duplicitous · con-artist · hustler · swindler · snake-oil · two-faced · scheming
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- convincingAble to persuade
compelling · articulate · fluent · silver-tongued · negotiation · influence · cogent · salesmanship · pitch · spin
silver-tongued
Persuasively articulate speaker
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- blarneyFlattering but hollow speech
cajolery · honeyed · ingratiating · schmoozing · charmer · flatterer · coaxing · beguiling · disarming · winning
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
refined · sophisticated · worldly · cosmopolitan · cultured · elegant · genteel · courtly · gallant · diplomatic
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- manipulationgaslighting, guilt tripping, blame-shifting, brainwashing, guilt trip
smooth talkingstammering
Involuntary speech repetition
stuttering · tongue-tied · inarticulate · halting · fumbling
smooth talkingblunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
forthright · brutally honest · direct · candid · frank
smooth talkingsocially awkward
Lacking interpersonal ease
uncouth · graceless · boorish · rough around the edges · crude
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