Synonyms for blandishment
Most common
incense flattery adulation cajolery charm attraction fascination wheedling
All synonyms
Noun
1. Cajolery — often in the plural form blandishments, a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade
cajolery, flattery, adulation, incense, fawning, blarney, sycophancy, carney
Other
wheedling, charm, attraction, fascination, coaxing, endearment, palaver, blandiloquence dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
Forms
- Plural
- blandishments → cajoleries, flatteries, adulations, incenses…
Example sentences
- incense She likes to burn incense while practising yoga.
- flattery Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
- adulation Pop artists thrive on the adulation of their loyal fans.
- charm These old buildings are what makes Algiers' charm.
- attraction The old cathedral is a popular tourist attraction.
By length
- 5 letters
- charm1
- 6 letters
- carney2
- 7 letters
- incense2, fawning2, coaxing2, blarney, palaver
- 8 letters
- flattery3, cajolery
- 9 letters
- adulation4, wheedling
- 10 letters
- attraction3, endearment3, sycophancy
- 11 letters
- fascination4
- 14 letters
- blandiloquence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carney2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- blandice