smooth talked
Won over verbally
Smooth talked is the past tense of smooth talk—to persuade someone through flattery, charm, or slick rhetoric rather than substance.
The implication is manipulation: He smooth talked his way past security, She got smooth talked into signing a bad contract.
Someone who was smooth talked was won over by style, not merit.
- glibSuperficially articulate
- gift of gabNatural speaking ability
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
silver tongue · charming · slick · suave · guile · silver-tongued · duplicity · convincing · fluent · charismatic · charm offensive · cunning · enticing · scheming · insincerity · artful · pleasantries · flattery
communication manner
smooth talkedstammered
Spoke with involuntary repetitions
blurted out · stuttered · bumbled · hemmed and hawed · tongue-tied
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