What is another word for sweet talk ?

A word or phrase expressing love or affection

Noun

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

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Noun

Empty talk

Noun

Treachery

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

extramarital relations

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Noun

A thing that persuades or leads someone to do something

intellectual nourishment

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Noun

A display of behavior, usually meant to deceive

pretence^UK

pretense^US

phoney^UK

phony^US

color^US

colour^UK

demeanour^UK

demeanor^US

coloring^US

colouring^UK

figment of the imagination

contrivance

terminological inexactitude

departure from the truth

rumour^UK

rumor^US

hypocritical behaviour

figment of one's imagination

opus

artefact^UK

artifact^US

economy with the truth

oldest trick in the book

program^US

manoeuvring^UK

programme^UK

maneuvering^US

hypocritical statement

figment of imagination

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Noun

Particular type of trick, misleading

pretence^UK

pretense^US

phoney^UK

phony^US

hypocritical behaviour

oldest trick in the book

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Verb

To persuade (someone) to do something by means of flattery

bring pressure to bear on

humour^UK

humor^US

compliment excessively

tantalize^US

express admiration for

tantalise^UK

say nice things about

make up to

get next to

make much of

ingratiate oneself with

lionize^US

lionise^UK

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

lay it on

rub up the right way

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

curry favor^US

be sycophantic towards

get on the right side of

put someone up to something

lay it on with a trowel

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Verb

convince someone of the merits of

To persuade someone of the merits of

proselytise^UK

proselytize^US

bring someone round to

persuade someone to accept

publicize^US

publicise^UK

circularize^US

popularize^US

circularise^UK

popularise^UK

bring to public notice

give notice of

shout from the rooftops

issue a statement about

shout something from the rooftops

immortalize^US

immortalise^UK

bring to public attention

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Verb

dangle a carrot in front of

To deceive or fool someone

hypnotise^UK

hypnotize^US

mesmerise^UK

mesmerize^US

lead up the garden path

victimize^US

victimise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

magnetize^US

magnetise^UK

enthral^UK

enthrall^US

arouse someone's interest in

make your mouth water

tickle someone's fancy

make someone's mouth water

light someone's fire

float someone's boat

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Verb

try to get on the good side of

Behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favour

crawl

cultivate

grovel to

be obsequious towards

brown-nose

ingratiate oneself with

be sycophantic towards

prostrate oneself before

curry favor^US

eulogize^US

fall over oneself for

bow and scrape before

eulogise^UK

lay it on with a trowel

get on the right side of

ingratiate yourself with

humor^US

humour^UK

lie down and roll over

throw oneself at someone's feet

patronize^US

patronise^UK

seek someone's company

dance attendance upon

make advances to

get on the good side of

shine up to

get in with

seek the friendship of

butter up to

try to get someone on one's side

run after

associate with

try to get on someone's good side

get in someone's good books

seek out

consort with

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Verb

play it close to the vest

To use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

temporize^US

temporise^UK

not give a straight answer to

give a false colour to

circumvent

bypass

balk^US

baulk^UK

not pay

beat about the bush about

be economical with the truth

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

depart from the truth

tell a terminological inexactitude

give wrong information to

lead one down the garden path

lead up the garden path

put on an act

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over one's eyes

pull one's leg

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

play one's cards close to one's chest

speak with forked tongue

pull someone's leg

tell a little white lie

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

take someone for a ride

pull a fast one on

give the wrong impression

create out of thin air

bargain

haggle

negotiate

avoid committing oneself

play a waiting game

deal

kick the can down the road

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

go over to the other side

lie through one's teeth

lack candor

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Press for political action

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