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