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Synonyms of soap

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Another word for soap is soft-soap. Other synonyms of soap are soft-pedal, sugar soap, downplay, butter up and cajole.

Synonyms and similar words for soap

verbTo be discreet about (a topic).

  • soft-soapTo attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
  • soft-pedal
  • sugar soapAn extremely powerful detergent used for washing surfaces prior to painting.
  • downplayTo de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

verbTo flatter; to wheedle.

  • butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • cajoleTo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
  • sweet-talkTo influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
  • blandishTo persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • sweeten
  • fast-talkTo use clever speech in order to persuade, mislead, or manipulate someone.
  • canoodle figurativelyTo cajole or persuade (someone).
  • carny dialectalTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.
  • 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.
  • inveigle
  • soft-sawderTo flatter or cajole.
  • 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.
  • tweedle obsoleteTo influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
  • whilly Scotland, archaicTo cajole.
  • word obsoleteTo flatter with words, to cajole.

Meaning of soap

  1. noun A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
  2. noun Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
  3. noun Money, specially when used as a bribe.

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Questions about synonyms of soap

What is another word for soap?
Soap has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as soft-soap, soft-pedal, sugar soap, downplay, butter up, cajole, sweet-talk and blandish.
What does soap mean?
Soap means a metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: soap (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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