What is another word for play to?
268 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ plˈe͡ɪ tuː], [ plˈeɪ tuː], [ p_l_ˈeɪ t_uː]Table of Contents
Similar words for play to:- allay (verb)
- cajole (verb)
- coddle (verb)
- cultivate (verb)
- fawn (verb)
- flatter (verb)
- grovel (verb)
- ingratiate (verb)
- inveigle (verb)
- pander (verb)
- placate (verb)
- pursue (verb)
- soothe (verb)
- tempt (verb)
- toady (verb)
Synonyms for Play to:
v.
•allay (verb)- cool out,
- pour oil on,
- ease,
- lessen,
- play up to,
- calm,
- alleviate,
- quiet,
- mitigate,
- mollify,
- decrease,
- take the sting out,
- compose,
- lighten,
- take the bite out,
- moderate,
- assuage,
- pacify,
- square,
- make nice,
- abate.
- stroke,
- wheedle,
- dupe,
- inveigle,
- delude,
- butter up,
- banter,
- oil,
- induce,
- mislead,
- sweeten up,
- rub the right way,
- apple polish,
- maneuver,
- argue into,
- brownnose,
- jolly,
- deceive,
- soft-soap,
- influence,
- build up,
- tempt,
- seduce,
- soap,
- snow,
- lay it on thick,
- spread it on,
- entrap,
- tantalize,
- urge,
- decoy,
- entice,
- blandish,
- sweet-talk,
- suck up to,
- make up to,
- work on,
- lure,
- massage,
- hand a line,
- beguile,
- get next to,
- get around,
- push,
- crowd,
- soften,
- con,
- work over,
- bootlick.
- spoil,
- pet,
- baby,
- make much of,
- cosset,
- make over,
- favor,
- nurse,
- humor,
- cater to,
- caress,
- cotton,
- mollycoddle.
- develop,
- polish,
- better,
- encourage,
- refine,
- further,
- court,
- foster,
- enrich,
- nurture,
- take pains with,
- ameliorate,
- improve,
- discipline,
- elevate,
- nourish,
- seek friendship,
- promote,
- cherish,
- bolster,
- shine up to,
- get on good side of,
- run after,
- bring on,
- civilize,
- advance,
- train,
- get in with.
- be at beck and call,
- cajole,
- crouch,
- defer,
- debase,
- grovel,
- crawl,
- cave in to,
- invite,
- stoop,
- bow,
- truckle,
- abase,
- scrape,
- fall on one's knees,
- flatter,
- toady,
- pay court,
- pander,
- yield,
- be servile,
- apple-polish,
- be obsequious,
- curry favor,
- kneel,
- creep,
- slaver,
- cringe,
- lick boots,
- fall all over,
- woo,
- submit,
- cower,
- kowtow,
- lay it on,
- buddy up,
- honey up.
- eat dirt,
- brown-nose,
- beg,
- yes,
- pamper,
- humble oneself,
- bow and scrape,
- eat crow,
- kiss one's feet,
- eat humble pie,
- revere,
- prostrate,
- beg for mercy,
- beseech,
- implore,
- snivel.
- toll,
- bait,
- ensnare,
- bamboozle,
- honey,
- lead on,
- overdo it,
- persuade,
- butter,
- string along,
- soften up,
- sweet talk,
- allure,
- egg on,
- rope in,
- coax,
- hook.
- make up,
- win over,
- appease,
- soft-pedal,
- comfort,
- soothe,
- propitiate,
- tranquilize,
- reconcile,
- make peace,
- cheer,
- conciliate,
- sweeten.
- spark,
- rush,
- call,
- chase after,
- go after,
- address,
- sweetheart,
- date,
- go for,
- sue,
- pay attention,
- chase.
- unburden,
- take the edge off,
- cool off,
- dulcify,
- subdue,
- calm down,
- balm,
- settle,
- hush,
- quieten,
- cool,
- untrouble,
- console,
- help,
- smooth down,
- lull,
- becalm,
- relieve,
- still,
- patch things up,
- allay.
Antonyms for Play to:
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v.
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allay
upset, stir, agitate, incite, intensify, aggravate, worsen, increase, irritate, worry, provoke, enlarge.
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cajole
repel, disenchant, turn off, bully, force, disgust, repulse, discourage, dissuade.
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grovel
straighten, answer, boast.
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ingratiate
deter.
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pander
disturb, frustrate, annoy, dissatisfy, disappoint, anger.
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placate
trouble.
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allay