Synonyms for Playing to:

• v.

  •allay (verb)
  • moderate,
  • alleviate,
  • assuage,
  • pour oil on,
  • pacify,
  • abate,
  • mitigate,
  • take the bite out,
  • compose,
  • cool out,
  • play up to,
  • mollify,
  • decrease,
  • calm,
  • lessen,
  • quiet,
  • take the sting out,
  • ease,
  • square,
  • make nice,
  • lighten.
  •cajole (verb)
  • influence,
  • deceive,
  • argue into,
  • soften,
  • oil,
  • entrap,
  • hand a line,
  • lay it on thick,
  • soft-soap,
  • lure,
  • delude,
  • banter,
  • inveigle,
  • urge,
  • crowd,
  • get next to,
  • get around,
  • suck up to,
  • spread it on,
  • decoy,
  • stroke,
  • massage,
  • entice,
  • brownnose,
  • tantalize,
  • bootlick,
  • snow,
  • butter up,
  • work over,
  • sweet-talk,
  • build up,
  • induce,
  • push,
  • apple polish,
  • con,
  • make up to,
  • seduce,
  • dupe,
  • rub the right way,
  • sweeten up,
  • beguile,
  • blandish,
  • work on,
  • jolly,
  • tempt,
  • maneuver,
  • soap,
  • mislead,
  • wheedle.
  •coddle (verb)
  • pet,
  • cater to,
  • mollycoddle,
  • nurse,
  • make much of,
  • humor,
  • favor,
  • spoil,
  • caress,
  • make over,
  • baby,
  • cosset,
  • cotton.
  •cultivate (verb)
  • develop,
  • elevate,
  • bolster,
  • ameliorate,
  • polish,
  • get on good side of,
  • nourish,
  • court,
  • advance,
  • train,
  • discipline,
  • nurture,
  • take pains with,
  • promote,
  • encourage,
  • cherish,
  • bring on,
  • enrich,
  • run after,
  • foster,
  • get in with,
  • civilize,
  • better,
  • seek friendship,
  • further,
  • shine up to,
  • refine,
  • improve.
  •fawn (verb)
  • scrape,
  • apple-polish,
  • cringe,
  • cower,
  • pay court,
  • kneel,
  • invite,
  • debase,
  • cave in to,
  • grovel,
  • creep,
  • be at beck and call,
  • cajole,
  • honey up,
  • crawl,
  • pander,
  • toady,
  • flatter,
  • kowtow,
  • lick boots,
  • truckle,
  • woo,
  • curry favor,
  • bow,
  • crouch,
  • yield,
  • stoop,
  • abase,
  • defer,
  • slaver,
  • fall on one's knees,
  • be servile,
  • buddy up,
  • fall all over,
  • submit,
  • be obsequious,
  • lay it on.
  •flatter (verb)
  • fawn,
  • sell,
  • Beslaver,
  • overpraise,
  • adulate,
  • charm,
  • salve,
  • praise,
  • glorify.
  •grovel (verb)
  • prostrate,
  • revere,
  • eat humble pie,
  • yes,
  • brown-nose,
  • kiss one's feet,
  • eat dirt,
  • pamper,
  • beseech,
  • beg for mercy,
  • implore,
  • eat crow,
  • humble oneself,
  • beg,
  • bow and scrape,
  • snivel.
  •ingratiate (verb)
  • seek favor,
  • attract,
  • captivate,
  • insinuate oneself.
  •inveigle (verb)
  • egg on,
  • coax,
  • allure,
  • lead on,
  • overdo it,
  • bamboozle,
  • hook,
  • toll,
  • butter,
  • ensnare,
  • soften up,
  • string along,
  • rope in,
  • honey,
  • sweet talk,
  • persuade,
  • bait.
  •pander (verb)
  • please,
  • satisfy,
  • politic,
  • play the game,
  • gratify.
  •placate (verb)
  • win over,
  • make peace,
  • sweeten,
  • tranquilize,
  • soft-pedal,
  • reconcile,
  • propitiate,
  • make up,
  • cheer,
  • soothe,
  • appease,
  • comfort,
  • conciliate.
  •pursue (verb)
  • chase after,
  • call,
  • go for,
  • spark,
  • pay attention,
  • sue,
  • rush,
  • address,
  • go after,
  • chase,
  • sweetheart,
  • date.
  •soothe (verb)
  • lull,
  • balm,
  • becalm,
  • take the edge off,
  • relieve,
  • allay,
  • hush,
  • smooth down,
  • console,
  • unburden,
  • subdue,
  • quieten,
  • cool,
  • calm down,
  • dulcify,
  • settle,
  • untrouble,
  • cool off,
  • still,
  • patch things up,
  • help.
  •tempt (verb)
  • provoke,
  • draw,
  • draw out,
  • appeal to,
  • rouse,
  • dare,
  • move,
  • make mouth water,
  • incite,
  • try,
  • test,
  • risk,
  • instigate,
  • fascinate,
  • motivate,
  • solicit,
  • turn one's head,
  • intrigue,
  • stimulate,
  • whet,
  • mousetrap.
  •toady (verb)
  • scratch one's back,
  • kiss-up.

Antonyms for Playing to:

• v.

  • allay
    incite, agitate, irritate, upset, provoke, worry, stir, aggravate, intensify, enlarge, worsen, increase.
  • cajole
    disenchant, repulse, turn off, dissuade, bully, discourage, repel, force, disgust.
  • coddle
    neglect, turn away, ignore.
  • cultivate
    decrease, hurt, abandon, destroy, damage, stop, halt, condemn.
  • fawn
    fight, refuse, honor, reject, deny.
  • flatter
    criticize, belittle, mismatch, insult, denounce, castigate, offend.
  • grovel
    boast, straighten, answer.
  • ingratiate
    deter.
  • inveigle
    free, let go, be honest, prevent, release, liberate.
  • pander
    anger, annoy, frustrate, dissatisfy, disturb, disappoint.
  • placate
    trouble.
  • pursue
    discontinue, eschew, shun, retreat, run away, give up.
  • soothe
    arouse, bring down, move, distress, excite, depress.
  • tempt
    bore, delight, please, dull, hinder, dishearten.