glib

[glib] / glɪb /

ADJECTIVE

slick, smooth-talking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artful articulate eloquent facile loquacious talkative

WEAK

easy fast-talking flip fluent garrulous hot air insincere plausible quick ready silver-tongued slippery smooth-spoken smooth-tongued suave urbane vocal vocative voluble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silent

WEAK

inarticulate stuttering tongue-tied uncommunicative

Example Sentences

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So for his children not to show up in any way, and to be glib about his experience, is, well, a choice.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

The speakers are often ill-prepared and sometimes glib, demeaning what they should be illuminating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

I don’t mean to sound trite or wilfully glib, but it’s merely the truth that every ending is followed by a beginning.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

I am not trying to be glib myself.

From Slate • May 13, 2025

She walks toward me, looking up idly glib and innocent.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini