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soft–soap
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SOFT-SOAP
1
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery <she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip>
2
to praise too much <shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them>
Synonyms adulate, belaud, blarney, butter up, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke
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