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verb
attempt to coax; flatter
Synonyms for soft-soaping
verb
attempt to coax; flatter
- wheedlestar
- enticestar
- seducestar
- tantalizestar
- dupestar
- deceivestar
- temptstar
- entrapstar
- deludestar
- crowdstar
- urgestar
- influencestar
- softenstar
- beguilestar
- decoystar
- snowstar
- jollystar
- blandishstar
- soapstar
- maneuverstar
- lurestar
- oilstar
- banterstar
- inducestar
- sweet-talkstar
- inveiglestar
Antonyms for soft-soaping
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verb
persuade
Synonyms
verb
persuade
- wheedlestar
- cajolestar
- teasestar
- inducestar
- enticestar
- temptstar
- barterstar
- flatterstar
- influencestar
- importunestar
- inveiglestar
- soothestar
- hookstar
- beguilestar
- allurestar
- decoystar
- pesterstar
- wanglestar
- blandishstar
- urgestar
Antonyms
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verb
compliment excessively
Synonyms
verb
compliment excessively
- charmstar
- fawnstar
- salvestar
- softenstar
- strokestar
- wheedlestar
- sweet-talkstar
- toadystar
- sellstar
- courtstar
- snowstar
- jollystar
- cajolestar
- blandishstar
- glorifystar
- oilstar
- adulatestar
- humorstar
- inveiglestar
- grovelstar
Antonyms
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verb
abase, demean oneself
Synonyms
verb
abase, demean oneself
- fawnstar
- beseechstar
- kowtowstar
- pamperstar
- flatterstar
- creepstar
- humorstar
- stoopstar
- implorestar
- blandishstar
- kneelstar
- wheedlestar
- crouchstar
- snivelstar
- courtstar
- crawlstar
- trucklestar
- cowerstar
- begstar
- bootlickstar
- prostratestar
- cringestar
Antonyms
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verb
cause to happen; encourage
Synonyms
verb
cause to happen; encourage
- urgestar
- activatestar
- promptstar
- coaxstar
- engenderstar
- bring aboutstar
- breedstar
- promotestar
- motivatestar
- producestar
- persuadestar
- convincestar
- causestar
- generatestar
- abetstar
- movestar
- actuatestar
- bulldozestar
- makestar
- cajolestar
- swaystar
- instigatestar
- drawstar
- wheedlestar
- getstar
- influencestar
Antonyms
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verb
tell an untruth
Synonyms
verb
tell an untruth
- misleadstar
- promotestar
- misrepresentstar
- deceivestar
- pervertstar
- framestar
- bullstar
- inventstar
- dupestar
- beguilestar
- fakestar
- prevaricatestar
- concoctstar
- equivocatestar
- snowstar
- fibstar
- fudgestar
- falsifystar
- victimizestar
- palterstar
- plantstar
- misstatestar
- phonystar
- distortstar
Antonyms
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verb
press for political action
Synonyms
verb
press for political action
- urgestar
- requeststar
- pushstar
- persuadestar
- solicitstar
- pressstar
- promotestar
- swaystar
- pitchstar
- influencestar
- affectstar
- billboardstar
- furtherstar
- sellstar
- splashstar
- thumpstar
- booststar
- alterstar
- spotstar
- modifystar
- procurestar
- inducestar
Antonyms
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verb
talk into
Synonyms
verb
talk into
Antonyms
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verb
flatter
Synonyms
verb
flatter
- fawnstar
- salvestar
- inveiglestar
- honeystar
- strokestar
- oilstar
- toadystar
- sellstar
- courtstar
- snowstar
- jollystar
- cajolestar
- blandishstar
- wheedlestar
- bootlickstar
- adulatestar
- charmstar
- humorstar
- softenstar
- grovelstar
- glorifystar
- praisestar
Antonyms
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verb
coax
Synonyms
verb
coax
- barterstar
- flatterstar
- influencestar
- importunestar
- inveiglestar
- honeystar
- hookstar
- beguilestar
- allurestar
- decoystar
- pesterstar
- wanglestar
- cajolestar
- blandishstar
- urgestar
- lurestar
- wheedlestar
- getstar
- inducestar
- plaguestar
Antonyms
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More words related to soft-soaping
verb. attempt to coax; flatter
verb. persuade
verb. compliment excessively
verb. abase, demean oneself
verb. cause to happen; encourage
verb. tell an untruth
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