schmoosed
Talked someone up
Schmoosed is the past tense of schmooze, meaning to chat in a friendly, often calculating way—typically to network or curry favor.
From Yiddish.
She schmoosed with the executives at the party.
The spelling varies: schmoozed is more common, but schmoosed appears regularly.
Spoke informally together
- mingledBlended or socialized
- conversedSpoke with another
- talkedCommunicated verbally
- banteredTraded light teasing remarks
gossiped · hobnobbed · circulated · visited · gabbed · chattered · confabulated · kibbitzed
Pleased or bewitched
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- flatteredPleased by compliments
- complimentedOffered kind remarks
- fawnedFlattered servilely
wooed · soft-soaped · smooth-talked · praised · courted · bootlicked · kowtowed · stroked
Joined to another
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- name-droppedMentioned to impress
- glad-handedGreeted with insincere warmth
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
strategized · positioned · pitched · followed-up · introduced · liaised · promoted
Persuaded through flattery
- coaxedPersuaded through gentle urging
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- swayedMoved or persuaded
convinced · manipulated · negotiated · lobbied · ingratiated · maneuvered · finessed · nudged
chatted
Spoke informally together
bantered · gossiped · hobnobbed · circulated · visited · gabbed · chattered · confabulated · kibbitzed · yukked
charmed
Pleased or bewitched
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- flatteredPleased by compliments
- complimentedOffered kind remarks
fawned · wooed · soft-soaped · smooth-talked · praised · courted · bootlicked · kowtowed · stroked · brownnosing
connected
Joined to another
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- name-droppedMentioned to impress
- glad-handedGreeted with insincere warmth
leveraged · strategized · positioned · pitched · followed-up · introduced · liaised · promoted
cajoled
Persuaded through flattery
- coaxedPersuaded through gentle urging
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- influencedChanged by external pressure
swayed · convinced · manipulated · negotiated · lobbied · ingratiated · maneuvered · finessed · nudged · angled
schmoosedsnubbed
Intentionally disregarded
antagonized · alienated · rebuffed · brushed off · cold-shouldered