Synonyms of mealymouthed

mealymouthed

adjective

ˈmē-lē-ˌmau̇t͟hd 

as in double

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express

a mealymouthed compliment from a jealous competitor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• double
• fake
• pretended
• lip
• hollow
• strained
• mealy
• backhanded
• phoney
• hypocritical
• feigned
• meaningless
• superficial
• phony
• unctuous
• insincere
• assumed
• counterfeit
• double-dealing
• two-faced
• jive
• artificial
• double-faced
• mechanical
• phony-baloney
• Janus-faced
• pious
• false
• phoney-baloney
• unnatural
• contrived
• affected
• dishonest
• Pecksniffian
• forced
• glib
• left-handed
• simulated
• facile
• empty
• sham
• deceitful
• claptrap
• facetious
• untruthful
• sanctimonious
• devious
• jocular
• pharisaical
• put-on
• bogus
• tongue-in-cheek
• self-righteous
• canting
• campy
• simon-pure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincere
• genuine
• honest
• candid
• heartfelt
• artless
• unfeigned
• plain
• direct
• frank
• forthright
• open
• straightforward
• undesigning
• heart-to-heart

Examples of mealymouthed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that word can be a mealymouthed way to describe housing that is still out of reach for low-income New Yorkers, and Won knows that better than most. —Curbed, 23 Nov. 2022

The mealymouthed Dave Chappelle has even suggested that Ye’s turn to conspiracy thinking is an understandable reaction to Jewish prominence in Hollywood. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022

Mixed messages threaten to undercut the impact of these PSAs, and soft targets can make for mealymouthed calls to action. —Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2022

But Roman, so often indecisive and mealymouthed, calmly insists that there’s no need to worry about those things. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019