Gushing and Phlegmatic

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Gushing adjective - Overly or insincerely flattering.

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Phlegmatic is an antonym for gushing.

Nearby Words: gush, gushed, gushingly, gusher

Phlegmatic adjective - Not feeling or showing emotion.

Usage example: a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy news

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Gushing is an antonym for phlegmatic.

Nearby Word: phlegm

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Phlegmatic and Gushing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gushing/phlegmatic

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