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Synonyms of carny

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Another word for carny is showie. Other synonyms of carny are butter up, inveigle, sweet-talk, blandish and cajole.

Synonyms and similar words for carny

nounA person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).

  • showieOne who works with a travelling show; a carny.

verbTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.

  • butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • inveigle
  • sweet-talkTo influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
  • blandishTo persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • cajoleTo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
  • sweeten
  • fast-talkTo use clever speech in order to persuade, mislead, or manipulate someone.
  • canoodle figurativelyTo cajole or persuade (someone).
  • coax
  • collogueTo coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
  • fleech ScotlandTo wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
  • honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
  • soft-sawderTo flatter or cajole.
  • soft-soapTo attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
  • stroke US, figurativelyTo influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
  • twistTo coax.
  • wheedleTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
  • blandander Ireland, datedTo flatter or cajole.
  • croodle UK, dialectalTo fawn or coax.
  • engle obsolete
  • honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
  • hum UK, datedTo flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
  • ingle obsoleteTo cajole or coax; to wheedle.
  • soap dated, slangTo flatter; to wheedle.
  • tweedle obsoleteTo influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
  • whilly Scotland, archaicTo cajole.
  • word obsoleteTo flatter with words, to cajole.

nounFlattery.

Meaning of carny

  1. noun A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
  2. noun The jargon used by carnival workers.
  3. noun A carnival.

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Questions about synonyms of carny

What is another word for carny?
Carny has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as showie, butter up, inveigle, sweet-talk, blandish, cajole, sweeten and fast-talk.
What does carny mean?
Carny means a person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).

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