wooed

VERB

seek as romantic partner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cultivate pursue solicit

STRONG

address beg caress charm chase court date entreat importune propose rush spark spoon

WEAK

aim for bill and coo butter up curry favor go steady keep company make advances make love press one's suit with run after seek in marriage seek the hand of set one's cap for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

answer disregard repulse

Example Sentences

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Wooed in person, wooed over the phone, wooed over the airwaves.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Wooed by a Sydney management team desperate to get its man and armed with a letter from Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Del Piero was told he could be the A-League's David Beckham.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2012

Wooed by Davis, who offered full-time pay for part-time play, Jackson joined the Raiders after the 1987 baseball season ended and went on to play through 1991.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 8, 2011

In Latest Battle for Control of Stuyvesant Town, the Tenants Are Wooed The last time the mammoth Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village complexes were sold, their tenants were largely ignored.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2010

Once, by a fountain passing, dulcet murmurs, Wooed her aside to listen; and, again, Temples, which mimicked the frost's fairy work, Burning with gems, attracted her to gaze.

From The Arctic Queen by Unknown