Synonyms of soft-soap

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verb

1

as in to coax

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery

she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coax
• wheedle
• cajole
• blandish
• lure
• seduce
• sweet-talk
• woo
• palaver
• entice
• beg
• urge
• overpraise
• blarney
• massage
• flatter
• tempt
• charm
• importune
• beseech
• butter up
• wangle
• adulate
• cozen
• juggle
• wile
• finagle
• beguile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harass
• tease
• bug
• cow
• intimidate
• bully
• pester
• force
• nag
• make
• require
• coerce
• compel
• demand
• browbeat
• bulldoze
• constrain
• oblige

2

as in to honey

to praise too much

shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honey
• massage
• commend
• overpraise
• praise
• stroke
• congratulate
• applaud
• flatter
• puff
• butter up
• hero-worship
• coax
• wheedle
• adulate
• cajole
• woo
• blarney
• belaud
• blandish
• sweet-talk
• suck (up to)
• fawn
• compliment
• kowtow
• romance
• toady
• extoll
• eulogize
• ingratiate
• endear
• idolize
• extol
• felicitate
• laud
• worship
• court
• gush
• slobber
• slaver
• drool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put down
• belittle
• disparage
• decry
• depreciate
• bad-mouth

soft soap

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noun

as in butter

excessive praise

a salesman who knows the value of soft soap in making a sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• butter
• sweet talk
• praise
• flattery
• taffy
• acclaim
• incense
• adulation
• respects
• flannel
• adoration
• regards
• blarney
• overpraise
• worship
• caresses
• congratulations
• compliments
• greetings
• blandishments
• applause
• felicitations
• idolatry
• endearments
• cajolement
• fawning
• allurements
• cajolery
• sycophancy
• ingratiation
• toadying
• smarm
• commendation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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