Synonyms of wheedle
27 similar words
Another word for wheedle is coax. Other synonyms of wheedle are cajole, twist, blandish, collogue and soft-sawder.
Synonyms and similar words for wheedle
verbTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
- 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).
- carny dialectalTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.
- coaxTo wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- 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.
- 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.
Meaning of wheedle
- verb To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
- verb To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
- noun A coaxing person.
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