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