Thesaurus / soft-soap
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synonyms for soft-soap
- approbation
- stroke
- plaudits
- servility
- snow
- tribute
- palaver
- mush
- commendation
- eulogy
- encomium
- gallantry
- applause
- adulation
- incense
- puffery
- smoke
- blandishment
- blarney
- gratification
- fawning
- flattering
- laud
- snow job
- sweet talk
- fulsomeness
- flummery
- ingratiation
- jive
- sycophancy
- eyewash
- obsequiousness
- hokum
- cajolery
- truckling
- unctuousness
- bootlicking
- honeyed words
- pretty speech
- soft words
- toadyism
- 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
- 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
- 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
- misspeak
- overdraw
- misguide
- BS
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- break promise
- go back on
- misinstruct
- put up a front
- 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
- bring pressure to bear
- exert influence
- high pressure
- make a pitch for
- pull strings
- put pressure on
- sell on
- soft-sell
- solicit votes
- finagle
- cajole
- draw
- oil
- court
- coax
- seduce
- flatter
- banter
- snow
- inveigle
- persuade
- charm
- entice
- sweet-talk
- blandish
- kowtow
- soap
- con
- butter up
- worm
- lay it on
- soften up
- spread it on
- sweeten up
- work on
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- jawbone
- argue into
- arm-twist
- prevail upon
- rope in
- talk into
- work on
- 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
- jawbone
- argue into
- arm-twist
- prevail upon
- rope in
- talk into
- work on
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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How to use soft-soap in a sentence
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTA few small rocks of some soft stone may be added, and in between these the Ferns are planted.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINHis face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONNot a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERA child's preference for the mother's singing is, perhaps, a half reminiscence of the soft-low tones of the lullaby.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYThe patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWhy use dangerous cosmetics when Jones' soap retains youth and health for the complexion, and fosters the development of beauty?
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHer eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONWhy, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SOFT-SOAP
- apple polish
- argue into
- banter
- beguile
- blandish
- bootlick
- brownnose
- build up
- butter up
- con
- crowd
- deceive
- decoy
- delude
- dupe
- entice
- entrap
- get around
- get next to
- hand a line
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- jolly
- lay it on thick
- lure
- make up to
- maneuver
- massage
- mislead
- oil
- play up to
- push
- rub the right way
- seduce
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- spread it on
- stroke
- suck up to
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- tantalize
- tempt
- urge
- wheedle
- work on
- work over
- apple polish
- arguing into
- bantering
- beguiling
- blandishing
- bootlicking
- brownnosing
- building up
- buttering up
- conning
- crowding
- deceiving
- decoying
- deluding
- duping
- enticing
- entrapping
- getting around
- getting next to
- handing a line
- inducing
- influencing
- inveigling
- jollying
- luring
- lying it on thick
- making up to
- maneuvering
- massaging
- misleading
- oiling
- playing up to
- pushing
- rubbing the right way
- seducing
- snowing
- soaping
- soft-soaping
- softening
- spreading it on
- stroking
- sucking up to
- sweet-talking
- sweetening up
- tantalizing
- tempting
- urging
- wheedling
- working on
- working over
- allured
- argued into
- arm-twisted
- bartered
- beguiled
- blandished
- blarneyed
- buttered up
- cajoled
- came on
- conned
- decoyed
- enticed
- flattered
- got
- hooked
- importuned
- induced
- influenced
- inveigled
- jawboned
- lured
- pestered
- plagued
- pressed
- prevailed upon
- rope in
- soft-soaped
- soothed
- sweet-talked
- talked into
- teased
- tempted
- urged
- wangled
- wheedled
- worked on
- wormed
- allures
- argues into
- arm-twists
- barters
- beguiles
- blandishes
- blarneys
- butters up
- cajoles
- comes on
- cons
- decoys
- entices
- flatters
- gets
- hooks
- importunes
- induces
- influences
- inveigles
- jawbones
- lures
- pesters
- plagues
- presses
- prevails upon
- rope in
- soft-soaps
- soothes
- sweet-talks
- talks into
- teases
- tempts
- urges
- wangles
- wheedles
- works on
- worms
- alluring
- arguing into
- arm-twisting
- bartering
- beguiling
- blandishing
- blarneying
- buttering up
- cajoling
- coming on
- conning
- decoying
- enticing
- flattering
- getting
- hooking
- importuning
- inducing
- influencing
- inveigling
- jawboning
- luring
- pestering
- plaguing
- pressing
- prevailing upon
- rope in
- soft-soaping
- soothing
- sweet-talking
- talking into
- teasing
- tempting
- urging
- wangling
- wheedling
- working on
- worming
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.