Synonyms of woo

woo

verb

ˈwü 

as in to invite

to act so as to make (something) more likely

his attempts to woo approval from working-class voters has not met with much success

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invite
• seek
• look for
• ask (for)
• flirt (with)
• fish (for)
• court
• tempt
• hunt
• search
• provoke
• angle (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of woo

There’s also a romantic moment between Jean and Logan as the roughneck hero tries to figure out the best way to woo her after their initial meeting. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

OpenAI is making a deeper push to woo corporate customers, in part to catch up with rival Anthropic, which put an early focus on businesses and coding tools in addition to the consumer market. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Is there more that Samsung can do to woo customers on competing devices? — Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

When a Van Leeuwen Ice Cream representative came to look at his space in the center of downtown Burbank in April, a senior city official was there to help woo the brand, said Kurt Kaufman of West Coast Investors, which owns the property. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026