Synonyms of blarneys

blarneys

verb

present tense third-person singular of blarney

1

as in coaxes

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery

attendants at the nursing home sometimes have to blarney the patients to take their medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coaxes
• blandishes
• wheedles
• cajoles
• lures
• seduces
• soft-soaps
• begs
• sweet-talks
• urges
• entices
• palavers
• woos
• overpraises
• adulates
• massages
• butters up
• tempts
• beseeches
• charms
• flatters
• importunes
• wangles
• juggles
• wiles
• cozens
• beguiles
• finagles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teases
• nags
• bugs
• cows
• harasses
• requires
• bullies
• intimidates
• demands
• compels
• forces
• pesters
• makes
• constrains
• browbeats
• obliges
• bulldozes
• coerces

2

as in praises

to praise too much

an eager, young assistant who blarneys the boss shamelessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praises
• commends
• massages
• applauds
• congratulates
• butters up
• belauds
• overpraises
• adulates
• strokes
• sucks (up to)
• puffs
• soft-soaps
• flatters
• honeys
• blandishes
• coaxes
• compliments
• wheedles
• extolls
• cajoles
• eulogizes
• woos
• hero-worships
• fawns
• idolizes
• extols
• kowtows
• sweet-talks
• lauds
• toadies
• felicitates
• worships
• ingratiates
• endears
• gushes
• romances
• slobbers
• courts
• slavers
• drools

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puts down
• depreciates
• decries
• disparages
• belittles
• bad-mouths