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Synonyms for soft soaping
verb attempt to coax; flatter

wheedle
entice
seduce
tantalize
dupe
deceive
tempt
entrap
delude
crowd
urge
influence
soften

beguile
decoy
snow
jolly
blandish
soap
maneuver
lure
oil
banter
induce
sweet-talk
inveigle

stroke
mislead
bootlick
push
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
apple polish
argue into
get around

get next to
hand a line
lay it on thick
make up to
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms for soft soaping

dissuade
disgust
bully

repulse
turn off
disenchant

discourage
force
repel

Synonyms
verb persuade

wheedle
cajole
tease
induce
entice
tempt
barter
flatter
influence
importune

inveigle
soothe
hook
beguile
allure
decoy
pester
wangle
blandish
urge

lure
get
plague
press
sweet-talk
blarney
con
butter up
come on
worm

soft-soap
jawbone
argue into
arm-twist
prevail upon
rope in
talk into
work on

Antonyms

disgust
dissuade
repel
discourage

repulse
turn off
disenchant
please

allow
not care

Synonyms
verb compliment excessively

charm
fawn
salve
soften
stroke
wheedle
sweet-talk
toady
sell
court

snow
jolly
cajole
blandish
glorify
oil
adulate
humor
inveigle
grovel

praise
bootlick
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
overpraise
beslaver

cater to
get next to
lay it on thick
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

ignore
condemn
belittle

castigate
denounce
insult

offend
criticize
mismatch

Synonyms
verb abase, demean oneself

fawn
beseech
kowtow
pamper
flatter
creep
humor
stoop
implore
blandish
kneel

wheedle
crouch
snivel
court
crawl
truckle
cower
beg
bootlick
prostrate
cringe

revere
apple-polish
bow and scrape
butter up
yes
soft-soap
brown-nose
beg for mercy
cater to
eat crow
eat dirt

eat humble pie
fall all over
humble oneself
make much of
make up to
play up to
suck up to
kiss one’s feet

Antonyms

ignore
straighten

answer
boast

Synonyms
verb cause to happen; encourage

urge
activate
prompt
coax
engender
bring about
breed
promote
motivate
produce
persuade
convince
cause

generate
abet
move
actuate
bulldoze
make
cajole
sway
instigate
draw
wheedle
get
influence

effect
procure
press
sweet-talk
squeeze
impel
occasion
incite
bring around
get up
lead to
goose
soft-soap

steamroll
argue into
draw in
give rise to
prevail upon
sell one on
set in motion
suck in
talk into
win over
twist one’s arm

Antonyms

dissuade
prevent
destroy
deter
impede
delay

hinder
discourage
stop
halt
kill
stay

leave alone
lose
fail
repel

Synonyms
verb tell an untruth

mislead
promote
misrepresent
deceive
pervert
frame
bull
invent
dupe
beguile
fake
prevaricate

concoct
equivocate
snow
fib
fudge
falsify
victimize
palter
plant
misstate
phony
distort

dissemble
delude
misinform
exaggerate
fabricate
malign
forswear
perjure
dissimulate
con
make believe
put on

string along
soft-soap
misspeak
overdraw
misguide
BS
be untruthful
bear false witness
break promise
go back on
misinstruct
put up a front

Antonyms

destroy
straighten

tell truth
stand

be honest
be upright

Synonyms
verb press for political action

urge
request
push
persuade
solicit
press
promote
sway
pitch
influence
affect

billboard
further
sell
splash
thump
boost
alter
spot
modify
procure
induce

pressure
sweet-talk
change
plug
advance
drum
bill
hype
build up
hard sell
politick

campaign for
soft-soap
bring pressure to bear
exert influence
high pressure
make a pitch for
pull strings
put pressure on
sell on
soft-sell
solicit votes

Antonyms

dissuade
repress
suppress
hinder
prevent

decrease
remain
discourage
pull
leave alone

halt
stop
continue
keep

Synonyms
verb exchange an object for money

handle
auction
move
trade
close
advertise
hawk
peddle
market
barter
vend

persuade
pitch
dump
dispose
snow
boost
stock
exchange
spiel
traffic
puff

hustle
merchandise
plug
drum
unload
wholesale
bargain
contract
push
retain
retail

soft sell
soft soap
sweet talk
be in business
clinch the deal
close the deal
deal in
put across
put up for sale

Antonyms

dissuade
hinder
prevent
repress

suppress
conceal
hide
buy

discourage
hold
keep

Synonyms
verb talk into

finagle
cajole
draw
oil
court
coax
seduce

flatter
banter
snow
inveigle
persuade
charm
entice

sweet-talk
blandish
kowtow
soap
con
butter up
soft-soap

worm
lay it on
soften up
spread it on
sweeten up
work on

Antonyms

offend
disgust
dissuade

repel
repulse
turn off

disenchant

Synonyms
verb flatter

fawn
salve
inveigle
honey
stroke
oil
toady
sell
court
snow
jolly

cajole
blandish
wheedle
bootlick
adulate
charm
humor
soften
grovel
glorify
praise

slaver
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
overpraise
beslaver
cater to
get next to

lay it on thick
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

ignore
condemn

turn off
repel

irritate

Synonyms
verb coax

barter
flatter
influence
importune
inveigle
honey
hook
beguile
allure
decoy

pester
wangle
cajole
blandish
urge
lure
wheedle
get
induce
plague

tempt
press
soothe
tease
entice
blarney
con
butter up
come on
worm

soft-soap
jawbone
argue into
arm-twist
prevail upon
rope in
talk into
work on

Antonyms

disgust
dissuade
prevent

disenchant
turn off
discourage

repel
please
repulse