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blandishment

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Synonyms & Antonyms of blandishment

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 & Near Synonyms for blandishment

cajolement,
cajolery,
coaxing,
entreaty,
exhortation,
urging,
wheedling

adulation,
blarney,
butter,
charm,
flannel
[British],
flattery,
incense,
overpraise,
soft soap,
sweet talk,
taffy

allurement,
beguilement,
endearment,
enticement

buttering up,
fawning,
sycophancy,
toadying

ingratiation,
smarm

acclaim,
applause,
commendation,
praise

charming,
courting,
massaging,
romancing,
seduction,
tempting,
wooing

influencing,
prompting,
swaying

lobbying,
pressuring

brainwashing,
overpersuasion

conversion,
convincing,
inducement,
inducing,
persuading,
persuasion,
suasion

adoration,
idolatry,
worship

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for blandishment

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

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“Blandishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandishment. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.

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The first known use of blandishment was circa 1553

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