All cajolery synonyms

noun cajolery

• allurement — fascination; charm.
• believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
• flattery — the act of flattering.
• flattery — the act of flattering.
• come-on — inducement; lure.
• bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
• inducement — the act of inducing.
• sweetener — something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.
• persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
• admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
• applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
• commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
• homage — respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.
• ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
• blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
• courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
• tribute — a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
• comp — Comp is short for compensation.
• felicitation — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
• lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
• temptation — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
• fascination — the power or action of fascinating.
• decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
• seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
• attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
• promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
• trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
• snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
• sweetening — something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.
• mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
• approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
• stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
• plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
• servility — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
• snow — Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905–80, English novelist and scientist.
• palaver — a conference or discussion.
• mush — a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
• gallantry — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
• puffery — undue or exaggerated praise.
• smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
• blarney — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
• gratification — the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.
• fulsome — offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
• flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
• jive — swing music or early jazz.
• sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
• obsequiousness — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
• hokum — out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
• unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
• sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.