sweet-talk

sweet–talk

verb

Definition of SWEET-TALK

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery <she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything>

Synonyms blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle

Related Words adulate, flatter, overpraise; butter up, charm, massage, woo; beg, beseech, importune, urge; beguile, cozen, finagle, juggle, wangle, wile; entice, lure, seduce, tempt

Near Antonyms bug, harass, nag, pester, tease; browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate; coerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require