Cloying
Cloying adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
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Synonyms for Cloying
Oleaginous and cloying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oleaginous" instead an adjective "Cloying".
Oleaginous
Oleaginous adjective - Overly or insincerely flattering.
Usage example: the office manager greeted the corporate bigwigs with an oleaginous welcome that should have embarrassed him
Cloying and oleaginous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cloying" instead an adjective "Oleaginous".
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Related pairs
- rich and cloying
- rich and oleaginous
- saccharine and cloying
- saccharine and oleaginous
- extravagant and cloying
- extravagant and oleaginous
- offensive and cloying
- offensive and oleaginous
- fawning and cloying
- fawning and oleaginous
- nauseating and cloying
- nauseating and oleaginous
- ingratiating and cloying
- ingratiating and oleaginous
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