Definitions

eyewash

[ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh] / ˈaɪˌwɒʃ, ˈaɪˌwɔʃ /

NOUN

blarney

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation baloney blandishment cajolery coaxing compliments exaggeration fawning honey incense ingratiation oil overpraise wheedling

WEAK

a line inveiglement soft soap soft words sweet-talk

NOUN

bunk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baloney rubbish

STRONG

applesauce balderdash bilge claptrap garbage hogwash hooey jazz piffle poppycock rot tomfoolery tommyrot trash twaddle

WEAK

horsefeathers

Antonyms

STRONG

sense truth

NOUN

flattery

Synonyms

STRONG

adulation applause approbation blandishment blarney cajolery commendation encomium eulogy flummery fulsomeness gallantry hokum ingratiation jive mush obsequiousness palaver plaudits puffery snow stroking sycophancy tribute truckling unctuousness

WEAK

bootlicking fawning flattering honeyed words laud pretty speech snow job soft words soft-soap sweet-talk toadyism

Antonyms

STRONG

blame criticism

WEAK

belittlement castigation condemnation denunciation insult

Example Sentences

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Hang Up and Listen: The Managerial Eyewash Edition ’s sports podcast on the Masters, the Miami Marlins, and the latest trends in sports uniforms.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2012

Eyewash for the West How should the Soviet Union be used as a base?

From Time Magazine Archive

This should not be surprising, given the Eyewash Incident and the Stolen Turtle Incident, but it’s still annoying.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

eyewash

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