SWEET-TALKING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

sweet-talking

verb

present participle of sweet-talk

as in coaxing

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything

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Recent Examples of sweet-talking And then there’s no sweet-talking ABS. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 That’s Frank sweet-talking Miss Terry into coming to West Virginia. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 Instead of sweet-talking your way out of a parking ticket, admit your mistake and pay the fine. — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026 Hanks takes a detour from his traditional nice guy roles to sleaze it up as the hard-drinking, sweet-talking Wilson, and that alone is worth a watch. — Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025 Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 When you're isolated, that sweet-talking stranger starts looking pretty appealing. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Ukraine and its European allies are worried Putin may succeed in sweet-talking Trump into signing up for its one-sided vision for ending the war, leaving Kyiv out in the cold. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025

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coaxing

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Last year, Ian Stamy took the state prize for his bumper soybean yield, coaxing an average of just over 100 bushels per acre from his operation in central Pennsylvania.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Carlos Rodon executed his pitch perfectly, coaxing Christian Franklin into what should have been an inning-ending double-play ball hit straight to Chisholm at second base.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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