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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