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Soapy

Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth.

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Insincere 84% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Insincere 84% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Soap 74% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Soap 74% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Soapiness 74% connected

Quality or state of being soapy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soapiness 74% connected

Quality or state of being soapy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soap 66% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records that this form pertains to the related lexical concept.

Synonym 6

Buttery 92% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fulsome 92% connected

Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Oily 92% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Oleaginous 92% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Saponaceous 92% connected

Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unctuous 92% connected

Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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