Unctuous
Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Usage example: an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters
Untruthful and unctuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untruthful" instead an adjective "Unctuous".
Nearby Word: unctuously
Untruthful
Untruthful adjective - Not being in agreement with what is true.
Unctuous and untruthful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "Untruthful".
Nearby Words: untruth, untruthfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- artificial and unctuous
- artificial and untruthful
- phony and unctuous
- phony and untruthful
- crafty and unctuous
- crafty and untruthful
- dishonest and unctuous
- dishonest and untruthful
- false and unctuous
- false and untruthful
- slippery and unctuous
- slippery and untruthful
- deceptive and unctuous
- deceptive and untruthful
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Untruthful and Unctuous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/unctuous/untruthful
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Untruthful or Unctuous. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/unctuous/untruthful.
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