Synonyms of blandishment

blandishment

noun

as in cajolery

a nice thing that someone says or does to persuade another to do something

He finally succumbed to his children's blandishments and allowed them to stay up past their bedtime.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cajolery
• charming
• charm
• urging
• flattery
• entreaty
• wheedling
• exhortation
• coaxing
• seduction
• butter
• pressuring
• adoration
• soft soap
• sycophancy
• enticement
• adulation
• ingratiation
• fawning
• allurement
• endearment
• praise
• sweet talk
• taffy
• blarney
• beguilement
• incense
• cajolement
• influencing
• overpraise
• toadying
• wooing
• flannel
• acclaim
• courting
• prompting
• tempting
• applause
• smarm
• romancing
• inducement
• lobbying
• swaying
• massaging
• suasion
• commendation
• brainwashing
• convincing
• persuading
• worship
• idolatry
• buttering up
• conversion
• inducing
• persuasion
• overpersuasion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disparagement
• depreciation
• belittlement
• detraction
• bad-mouthing
• put-down

• disparagement
• depreciation
• belittlement
• detraction
• bad-mouthing
• put-down