Synonyms for blarney

Most common

wheedle · inveigle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To beguile with flattery.

2. n. 1

   Mindless chatter.

Related words

Other spellings

blarny

Forms

Past participle

blarneyed
e.g. blarneyed → palavered, sweet-talked, wheedled, soft-soaped…

Example sentences

• wheedle I tried to wheedle him into telling me the answer.
• inveigle Larsen tried to inveigle me into discussion.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

coax¹

6 letters

cajole²

7 letters

coaxing², palaver, wheedle

8 letters

flattery³, inveigle, blandish, cajolery

9 letters

adulation⁴

12 letters

blandishment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cajole² = 2 syllables).