What is another word for soft-soap?
320 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈɒftsˈə͡ʊp], [ sˈɒftsˈəʊp], [ s_ˈɒ_f_t_s_ˈəʊ_p]Table of Contents
Similar words for soft-soap:- butter up (noun)
- flattery (noun)
- soft-soap (noun)
- soft soap (noun)
- abase, demean oneself (verb)
- cajole (verb)
- coax (verb)
- communication (verb)
- flatter (verb)
- grovel (verb)
- induce (verb)
- lie (verb)
- lobby (verb)
- tell an untruth (verb)
- wheedle (verb)
- other synonyms
- coax
- flatter
- grovel
- sweet-talk
- wheedle
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Soft-soap:
n.
•butter up (noun) •flattery (noun)- servility,
- Puffery,
- jive,
- gratification,
- adulation,
- snow job,
- laud,
- soft words,
- tribute,
- encomium,
- bootlicking,
- sweet talk,
- Cajoleries,
- ingratiations,
- unctuousness,
- sycophancies,
- mush,
- fawning,
- ingratiation,
- smoke,
- Toadyism,
- incense,
- obsequiousness,
- blandishment,
- flattering,
- flummery,
- truckling,
- commendation,
- sycophancy,
- eyewash,
- cajolery,
- approbation,
- honeyed words,
- applause,
- eyewashes,
- jives,
- pretty speech,
- fulsomeness,
- eulogy,
- plaudits,
- gallantry,
- hokum.
v.
•abase, demean oneself (verb) •cajole (verb)- work on,
- get around,
- push,
- delude,
- banter,
- soap,
- beguile,
- build up,
- snow,
- entice,
- play up to,
- hand a line,
- rub the right way,
- work over,
- make up to,
- butter up,
- crowd,
- deceive,
- spread it on,
- stroke,
- get next to,
- lay it on thick,
- influence,
- maneuver,
- tempt,
- dupe,
- brownnose,
- decoy,
- jolly,
- lure,
- soften,
- con,
- mislead,
- oil,
- bootlick,
- sweeten up,
- suck up to,
- urge,
- massage,
- tantalize,
- apple polish,
- induce,
- entrap,
- seduce,
- argue into.
- talk into,
- pester,
- barter,
- plague,
- get,
- tease,
- arm-twist,
- jawbone,
- wangle,
- press,
- worm,
- rope in,
- allure,
- prevail upon,
- Importune,
- soothe,
- come on,
- hook.
- toady,
- overpraise,
- cater to,
- salve,
- praise,
- Beslaver,
- sell,
- humor,
- adulate,
- fawn,
- glorify,
- court,
- charm.
- yes,
- beg for mercy,
- crawl,
- implore,
- kiss one's feet,
- eat crow,
- pamper,
- creep,
- eat humble pie,
- fall all over,
- prostrate,
- apple-polish,
- stoop,
- revere,
- kneel,
- truckle,
- eat dirt,
- crouch,
- kowtow,
- make much of,
- beg,
- bow and scrape,
- beseech,
- brown-nose,
- humble oneself,
- cower,
- cringe,
- snivel.
- procure,
- motivate,
- engender,
- steamroll,
- bring about,
- incite,
- goose,
- bring around,
- lead to,
- breed,
- occasion,
- sell one on,
- sway,
- impel,
- instigate,
- give rise to,
- activate,
- squeeze,
- convince,
- actuate,
- abet,
- move,
- effect,
- win over,
- produce,
- make,
- persuade,
- set in motion,
- get up,
- promote,
- suck in,
- cause,
- prompt,
- draw in,
- draw,
- bulldoze,
- generate,
- twist one's arm.
- palter,
- falsify,
- put up a front,
- equivocate,
- misrepresent,
- break promise,
- bs,
- Misspeak,
- distort,
- victimize,
- prevaricate,
- dissimulate,
- put on,
- bull,
- misguide,
- malign,
- fake,
- forswear,
- perjure,
- invent,
- be untruthful,
- bear false witness,
- go back on,
- phony,
- exaggerate,
- misinform,
- plant,
- fabricate,
- make believe,
- overdraw,
- fib,
- frame,
- Misinstruct,
- fudge,
- concoct,
- string along,
- misstate,
- dissemble,
- pervert.
- solicit,
- solicit votes,
- modify,
- pressure,
- change,
- drum,
- pull strings,
- boost,
- further,
- thump,
- make a pitch for,
- splash,
- hard sell,
- pitch,
- high pressure,
- advance,
- campaign for,
- request,
- spot,
- plug,
- exert influence,
- bring pressure to bear,
- sell on,
- alter,
- put pressure on,
- politick,
- soft-sell,
- billboard,
- hype,
- bill,
- affect.
- lie.
Other synonyms:
•coax- jawboned,
- Worming,
- Wormed,
- roped in,
- Blarneying,
- Blarneyed,
- arm-twisting,
- jawboning,
- WORMS,
- jawbones.
Antonyms for Soft-soap:
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n.
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flattery
blame, condemnation, offense, belittlement, castigation, criticism, denunciation.
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flattery
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v.
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cajole
discourage, disenchant, disgust, repulse, bully, dissuade, repel, turn off, force.
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grovel
boast, answer, straighten.
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induce
stay, impede, kill, lose, leave alone, stop, prevent, hinder, delay, fail, halt, deter, destroy.
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lie
stand, be upright, be honest, tell truth.
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sweet-talk
irritate.
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cajole