Oily : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'oily': discover synonyms for the word oily, such as oleaginous or greasy.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as oily. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": greasy and unctuous.


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Synonyms for oily sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for oily Degree of synonymy of oily Frequency in the language
oleaginous
   30046  
greasy
   30045 3.90  
coated
   30040 0.37  
unctuous
   30033 0.04  
fatty
   30016 5.10  
fat
   30012 79.43  
buttery
   30009 0.33  
soiled
   29982 0.90  
unclean
   29981 1.27  
sebaceous
   29981 0.10  
dirty
   29952 66.45  
fulsome
   29923 0.08  
smarmy
   29895 0.16  
insincere
   29882 0.31  
waxen
   20046 0.12  
slick
   20038 6.86  
smooth
   20012 18.27  
hang
   20011 147.75  
blue
   20005 102.39  
bold
   19983 7.55  

Lexical field of "oily"

greasy
unctuous
fatty
oleaginous
buttery
coated
smarmy
sebaceous
soiled
dirty
fat
unclean
insincere
fulsome
slick
hydrocarbon
waxen
smooth
blue
hang
bold
fat-free
slimy
gooey
salty
watery
moist
smelly
goopy
gunky
gelatinous
gloppy
unguinous
gummy
nidorous
briny
fucusol
maggoty
glutinous
gluey
ashy
elaeoptene
brownish
cold cream
shamoying
viscous
soupy
oniony
garlicky
undissolved