smooth-talks
Flatters into agreement
To smooth-talk is to use charm, flattery, or persuasive speech to manipulate someone: He smooth-talked his way past the bouncer.
The implication is that the words are slick rather than sincere—designed to lower defenses or extract something.
A smooth-talker is someone skilled at this kind of persuasion.
Playfully attract attention
- wooSeek romantic favor
- seduceLure into intimacy
- charmerOne who captivates others
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
debonair · compliments · advances · courtship · allure · enthrall · captivate · enchant
Attractive personal quality
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- wheedlePersuade through flattery
beguile · coerce · manipulate · convince · sway · influence · seduce · entice
flirt
Playfully attract attention
suave · debonair · compliments · advances · courtship · allure · enthrall · captivate · enchant · lothario
charm
Attractive personal quality
wheedle · beguile · coerce · manipulate · convince · sway · influence · seduce · entice · lure
con
Argument against
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
grift · dupe · bamboozle · hoodwink · mislead · deceive · trick · fraud · sham · bluff
pitch
Frequency of sound
deal · commission · quota · prospect · client · spiel · patter · hard-sell · soft-sell · telemarketer
smooth, talk, smooths, smoothed, smoothing, smoother, smoothest, smoothly, smoothness