shmoozed
Worked the room
Shmoozed is the past tense of schmooze, meaning to chat in a friendly, often strategic way—typically at social gatherings where connections matter: She shmoozed with investors at the reception.
The word comes from Yiddish and suggests conversation that's warm but purposeful, blending genuine sociability with networking savvy.
Blended or socialized
- chattedSpoke informally together
- connectedJoined to another
- glad-handedGreeted with insincere warmth
- circulatedDistributed widely
hobnobbed · mixed · socialized · networked · charmed · cultivated · introduced · courted
Pleased by compliments
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- cajoledPersuaded through flattery
- wooedSought someone's affection
- courtedSought romantic favor
won over · smooth-talked · charmed · coaxed · wheedled · soft-soaped · buttered up · stroked
mingled
Blended or socialized
- chattedSpoke informally together
- connectedJoined to another
- glad-handedGreeted with insincere warmth
circulated · hobnobbed · mixed · socialized · networked · charmed · cultivated · introduced · courted · buttered up
flattered
Pleased by compliments
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- cajoledPersuaded through flattery
- wooedSought someone's affection
courted · won over · smooth-talked · charmed · coaxed · wheedled · soft-soaped · buttered up · stroked · massaged
chatted
Spoke informally together
bantered · chit-chatted · shot the breeze · visited · caught up · gossiped · yapped · yakked · kibbitzed · hung out
shmoozedkept to oneself
Not disclosed to others
withdrew · clammed up · snubbed · cold-shouldered · ignored