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buttonholed

see definition of buttonholed
  • as inpress
  • as inbesiege
  • as inaccost
  • as indetain
  • as inharangue
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Synonyms for buttonholed

verb pressure, trouble
  • assail
  • demand
  • force
  • petition
  • push
  • squeeze
  • sue
  • urge
  • worry
  • afflict
  • beg
  • beset
  • besiege
  • buttonhole
  • compel
  • constrain
  • depress
  • disquiet
  • enjoin
  • entreat
  • exhort
  • harass
  • implore
  • importune
  • oppress
  • plague
  • plead
  • pressurize
  • railroad
  • sadden
  • sell
  • supplicate
  • torment
  • vex
  • come at
  • insist on
  • lean on
  • weigh down
  • work on

Antonyms for buttonholed

  • discourage
  • dissuade
  • give
  • aid
  • answer
  • assist
  • cheer
  • comfort
  • delight
  • gladden
  • help
  • make happy
  • please
  • soothe
  • leave alone
  • pull
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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