Synonyms of wooing

wooing 1 of 2

noun

as in courting

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

wooing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of woo

as in inviting

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

• inviting
• courting
• seeking
• looking for
• flirting (with)
• asking (for)
• searching
• hunting
• tempting
• fishing (for)
• provoking
• angling (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wooing

Noun

Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition. — Greg Cote january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026

And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby. — Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025

The desperate wooing of Trumpworld figures has been evident with both men. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025

Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

As the powerhouse publisher behind blockbuster books by Dave Grohl, Cher, Debbie Harry, and Geddy Lee, Carrie Thornton is used to wooing rock stars in order to acquire their memoirs. — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Tennessee has been wooing Paramount, and Ellison’s father, Larry Ellison, had moved his software behemoth Oracle to Nashville two years ago. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

That its partner is the US military, rather than the big tech companies its peers have been wooing, captures a shift inside the private equity firm under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has pivoted Carlyle back to its roots in the nation’s capital. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Assistant City Manager Charlie Dissell previously said the city intentionally began wooing commercial tenants to the site in 2022. — Ilana Arougheti updated August 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Tony uses that line as an epigraph, setting up a story about Bourdain following his high school crush Nancy (Emilia Jones) to Provincetown in hopes of wooing her. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

Nonetheless, the league did succeed in wooing major players like Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka away from the PGA tour with massive monetary promises. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Christie’s, as always, is willing to adapt to the tastes of their clients, but the auction house also has multiple strategies for wooing tech wealth and trying to convert them to fine art. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

Universal chief Donna Langley has also met with Parsons, after successfully wooing Obsession filmmaker Curry Barker for his next movie. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026