glib
adjective
ˈglib 
glibber; glibbest
1
a
: showing little forethought or preparation : offhand
glib answers
b
: marked by ease and informality : nonchalant
c
: lacking depth and substance : superficial
glib solutions to knotty problems
2
: marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful
a glib politician
3
archaic : smooth, slippery
glibly adverb
glibness noun
Example Sentences
Or they could have saddled us with "The Stranger," which had the mitigating charm of being glib and pretentious and would thus have kept the kids who were obviously going to end up at Bard happy. 
Joe Queenan, New York Times Book Review, 3 June 2007 The problem was that the candidate anticipated all the questions, knew all the answers and tended to pop out the reply the moment the question was asked; it made him seem like a smart aleck, too glib. William Safire, New York Times Magazine, 16 June 1991 Some of the glibbest persons in the nation are oddly tongue-tied when the Bible is brought up. Garry Wills, Under God, 1990 I expected a glib ladies' man, which he's not. He is an introspective man with deep emotions. Loni Anderson, quoted in People Weekly, 6 Nov. 1989 Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions. the actor's glib portrayal of a drug addict See More
Joe Queenan, New York Times Book Review, 3 June 2007 The problem was that the candidate anticipated all the questions, knew all the answers and tended to pop out the reply the moment the question was asked; it made him seem like a smart aleck, too glib. William Safire, New York Times Magazine, 16 June 1991 Some of the glibbest persons in the nation are oddly tongue-tied when the Bible is brought up. Garry Wills, Under God, 1990 I expected a glib ladies' man, which he's not. He is an introspective man with deep emotions. Loni Anderson, quoted in People Weekly, 6 Nov. 1989 Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions. the actor's glib portrayal of a drug addict See More Recent Examples on the Web The analogies between Covid-19 and Peloton aren’t glib. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Known commonly as the Boise Murder House, the home is also sometimes referred to by locals as the Chop-Chop House, a glib reference to the gruesome homicide that took place there more than three decades ago. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 The Chappelle nominations have rattled those who feel his flippant attitude and glib response to the concerns of trans people should not be celebrated via television’s highest honor. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 On Monday, Bridges seemingly tweeted his glib hot take about himself and other players included in the Durant rumors. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Their homogeneity—coupled with our glib recession gauge–overgeneralizes our understanding of the economy. Katica Roy, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The line captured the glib effervescence of a bubblegum B-movie in which a cheerleader discovers her destiny as an assassin. Soraya Roberts, The Atlantic, 31 July 2022 So, the glib analysis of the numbers doesn’t necessarily steer us in the right directions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The difference is that those filmmakers have mostly moved on from this kind of assaultive bloodbath, which pummels you into numbness with its onslaught of glib dark comedy, escalating carnage and over-the-top gore. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Known commonly as the Boise Murder House, the home is also sometimes referred to by locals as the Chop-Chop House, a glib reference to the gruesome homicide that took place there more than three decades ago. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 The Chappelle nominations have rattled those who feel his flippant attitude and glib response to the concerns of trans people should not be celebrated via television’s highest honor. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 On Monday, Bridges seemingly tweeted his glib hot take about himself and other players included in the Durant rumors. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Their homogeneity—coupled with our glib recession gauge–overgeneralizes our understanding of the economy. Katica Roy, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The line captured the glib effervescence of a bubblegum B-movie in which a cheerleader discovers her destiny as an assassin. Soraya Roberts, The Atlantic, 31 July 2022 So, the glib analysis of the numbers doesn’t necessarily steer us in the right directions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The difference is that those filmmakers have mostly moved on from this kind of assaultive bloodbath, which pummels you into numbness with its onslaught of glib dark comedy, escalating carnage and over-the-top gore. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery
First Known Use
1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Kids Definition
glib
adjective
ˈglib
glibber; glibbest
: speaking or spoken carelessly and often insincerely
a glib answer
glibness
noun
as in smoothness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- smoothness
- artificiality
- duplicity
- unctuousness
- oiliness
- affectation
- fakery
- sanctimoniousness
- falseness
- shamming
- deception
- dishonesty
- pretentiousness
- insincerity
- deceptiveness
- deceit
- affectedness
- hypocrisy
- pretense
- pretension
- perfidy
- self-righteousness
- self-satisfaction
- fraudulentness
- deceitfulness
- pretence
- dissembling
- two-facedness
- dissimulation
- falsity
- piousness
- double-dealing
- cant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sincerity
- frankness
- genuineness
- candor
- directness
- honesty
- forthrightness
- truthfulness
- openness
- straightforwardness
- probity
- artlessness
- sincereness
- naturalness
- guilelessness
- openheartedness
- unaffectedness