blandishments
Coaxing with compliments
Blandishments are flattering words or actions meant to coax or persuade someone.
The word carries a note of insincerity—blandishments are sweet talk deployed strategically rather than genuine praise: She ignored his blandishments and refused to lend him money.
Almost always plural.
Expressions of admiration
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- cajoleryFlattery meant to persuade
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
sycophancy · soft-soap · ingratiation · overpraise · obsequiousness · toadyism · smarm · bootlicking
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- lureThing that tempts
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- incentiveReward encouraging action
bait · sweetener · carrot · come-on · invitation · draw · appeal · attraction
Persuading through flattery
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
entreaty · importuning · solicitation · supplication · convincing · smooth-talking · ingratiating · beseeching
Attractive personal quality
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- captivationState of being fascinated
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
bewitchment · mesmerizing · wiles · coquetry · allurement
compliments
Expressions of admiration
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- cajoleryFlattery meant to persuade
fawning · sycophancy · soft-soap · ingratiation · overpraise · obsequiousness · toadyism · smarm · bootlicking · apple-polishing
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- lureThing that tempts
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
incentive · bait · sweetener · carrot · come-on · invitation · draw · appeal · attraction · beguilement
wheedling
Persuading through flattery
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
pleading · entreaty · importuning · solicitation · supplication · convincing · smooth-talking · ingratiating · beseeching · appealing
charm
Attractive personal quality
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- captivationState of being fascinated
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
beguiling · bewitchment · mesmerizing · wiles · coquetry · allurement
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- sycophancyfawning, toadying, groveling, kowtowing, brown-nosing
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- wileswiles, guile, cunning, craftiness, slyness
blandishmentsthreats
Declarations of intended harm
coercion · intimidation · demands · ultimatums · compulsion
blandishmentsdenunciations
Formal accusations or criticisms
insults · condemnations · abuse · invective · reproaches