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sweet talk

NOUN
flattery for favor
Synonyms
WEAK
blandishment blarney cajolery fair words flattery honeyed words incense insincere flattery nobbling smooth talk snow job soft soap sweet nothings
sweet-talk
VERB
flatter
Synonyms
STRONG
adulate blandish bootlick cajole charm con court fawn glorify grovel humor inveigle jolly massage oil overpraise praise salve sell soft-soap soften stroke toady wheedle
WEAK
brown-nose build up butter up 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
STRONG
condemn ignore irritate repel turn off
VERB
coax
Synonyms
STRONG
allure barter beguile blandish blarney cajole con decoy entice flatter get honey up hook importune induce influence inveigle jawbone lure pester plague press soft-soap soothe tease tempt urge wangle wheedle worm
WEAK
argue into arm-twist butter up come on prevail upon rope in talk into work on
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage disenchant disgust dissuade please prevent repel repulse turn off
NOUN
flattery for favor
Synonyms
WEAK
blandishment blarney cajolery fair words flattery honeyed words incense insincere flattery nobbling smooth talk snow job soft soap sweet nothings

Example Sentences

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It’s a central theme in my book to help clarify that no amount of sweet talk can replace the inevitable loss, the inherent loss, that is adoption.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

We jump from screaming to sweet talk, and from current subplot to the far past to a few days ago.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

His next move was to sweet talk a superstar.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2020

She has kept up the sweet talk ever since.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2019

Still, it wasn’t all sweet talk with her.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett