inveigling
Luring through flattery
Inveigling is the act of persuading someone through flattery, deception, or clever manipulation.
The word carries a sense of coaxing or wheedling—getting what you want not through force but through artful cajolery: She suspected he was inveigling his way into her father's good graces.
Someone inveigling another into something leads them there gradually, often against their better judgment.
Attractive, tempting quality
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
- temptDraw toward wrongdoing
- lureThing that tempts
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
enchant · bewitch · fascinate · beguile · siren · tantalize · mesmerize · spellbind
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
captivate · enchant · bewitch · fascinate · beguile · siren · tantalize · mesmerize · spellbind · entrance
manipulate
Control through clever influence
bamboozle · con · gull · beguile · trick · deceive · delude · ensnare · entrap · dissemble
cajole
Persuade through flattery
- wheedlePersuade through flattery
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
blandish · prevail · urge · encourage · influence · induce · convince · importune · solicit · finesse
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- wileswiles, guile, cunning, craftiness, slyness
inveiglingcommanding
Exerting strong authority
demanding · ordering · coercing · compelling · forcing
inveiglingdisenchanting
Causing loss of wonder
repelling · repulsing · alienating · deterring · disgusting
inveiglingdissuading
Advising against action
discouraging · warning · cautioning · leveling with · speaking frankly