Antonyms for soft-soap

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sawft-sohp, soft-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔftˈsoʊp, ˈsɒft-

Definition of soft-soap

Origin : 1630s, from soft (adj.) + soap (n.). Figurative sense "flattery" is recorded from 1830.

As in soft soap : noun liquid soap
As in flattery : noun false praise, compliments
As in induce : verb cause to happen; encourage
As in lie : verb tell an untruth
As in lobby : verb press for political action
As in wheedle : verb talk into
As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
As in sweet-talk : verb flatter
As in sweet-talk : verb coax
As in coax : verb persuade
As in flatter : verb compliment excessively
As in grovel : verb abase, demean oneself

Example sentences :

And takes by the nose and belathers, with soft-soap, tremendously.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 16, 1893 » by Various

Now hes trying to soft-soap the hermit into letting him have a hunt for it.
Extract from : « Tom Fairfield in Camp » by Allen Chapman

Do you think you can soft-soap me as easy as you did the boys?
Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason

After all, soft-soap has its virtues; it is just the thing for the aged!
Extract from : « The Champagne Standard » by Mrs. John Lane

We clamour for soft-soap; we demand it at the point of the bayonet.
Extract from : « The Champagne Standard » by Mrs. John Lane

If that there Judson's son had spilled this soft-soap, I could get it; you might expect it from he and his class.
Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood

Sound-softener, thet runs off yer tongue slick as soft-soap.
Extract from : « Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 » by Various

After standing two days, wash him clean with soft-soap and water.
Extract from : « The Mule » by Harvey Riley

There was the pail, safe hidden behind the soft-soap barrel.
Extract from : « The Desert and The Sown » by Mary Hallock Foote

Hearths and jambs, of brick, look best painted over with blacklead, mixed with soft-soap.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher

Synonyms for soft-soap

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