Soft soap

Synonyms for "soft soap" (129 found)

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Closest matches (26)

adulation advocate allurementbe hypocriticalblandish blandishment blandness blarney buncombe bunkum butterbutter upcajole cajolement cajolerycall oncall uponcant coax coaxing

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compliment conningempty gestureengagement

Noun(2 words)

blarney coaxing

Strong matches (39)

enlistment enticement exhort exhortation eyewashfair wordsfalse pietyfawning flannel flattery fulsomenessget aroundgive lip servicegive mouth honorglibness grease high-pressure honeyhoneyed phraseshoneyed words

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hortation hypocrisy hypocriticalness importune incense inducement insistinsist uponjawbone jawboning jollykid alonglay it onlip servicelobby

Noun(3 words)

flannel flannelsgreen soap

Verb(1 words)

Related words (64)

lobbying mealymouthedness mouth mouthing mummery nag oil oilinessostentatious devotionoverdo itpalaver pecksniffery persuasion pharisaismplay the hypocriteplay up toplead withpraise preaching preachment

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press pressurepretty liespush recommendreek of pietyreligiosityrender lip servicesales talksalesmanship sanctimoniousness sanctimony selling smoothness smugness snivelsnow jobsnuffle snuffling soapsoft wordssoften upsolicitationstring alongstroke suasion suaveness suavitysweet nothingssweet talksweet wordssweet-talk sycophancy tartuffery tartuffism tokenism unctuousness urge wheedle wheedlingwork onworking on

Noun(2 words)

shmoozesweet talk

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