Blunt and Unctuous

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Blunt adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.

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Unctuous is an antonym for blunt.

Nearby Words: bluntly, blunted, blunting

Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.

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Blunt is an antonym for unctuous in topics: ingratiating, sycophantic, oily.

Nearby Word: unctuously

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Unctuous and Blunt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blunt/unctuous

Blunt & Unctuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blunt/unctuous>.

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