a smarmy salesman with a big smile
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Smarmy
//ˈsmɑː.mi//
Synonyms for "smarmy" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
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2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мазен adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- подмазвачески adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Czech
3 entries- podlézavý adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- vlezlý adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- úlisný adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Finnish
3 entries- lipevä adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- lipeväkielinen adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- liukaskielinen adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
French
1 entries- obséquieux adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
German
4 entries- gefühlsduselig adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- kriecherisch adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- pomadig adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- schmeichlerisch adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Italian
3 entries- deferente adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- ossequioso adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- servile adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Japanese
1 entries- ごますりの adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- sleip adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- sleskete adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Polish
3 entries- lizusowski adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- obłudny adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
- przymilny adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Russian
1 entries- льсти́вый adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Spanish
1 entries- zalamero adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Swedish
1 entries- inställsam adj (Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Starring a smarmy dog and scores of hapless flying wildfowl, Duck Hunt was the game that introduced many to the joys of the NES Zapper lightgun.
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He looked faintly loutish, with smarmy hair and a hint of a moustache.
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I pulled on my smarmy t-shirt and my ragged jeans and dragged myself to report to my supervisor.
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