wheedles
The word “wheedles” has 2 syllables: whee-dles
It's pronounced as /ˈwiːdəlz/
What is synonym and antonym for wheedles?
In the thesaurus, “wheedles” has 28 synonyms and 18 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for wheedles along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for wheedles
- adulates
- begs
- beguiles
- beseeches
- blandishes
- blarneys
- butters up
- cajoles
- charms
- coaxes
- cozens
- entices
- finagles
- flatters
- importunes
- juggles
- lures
- massages
- overpraises
- palavers
- seduces
- soft-soaps
- sweet-talks
- tempts
- urges
- wangles
- wiles
- woos
Antonyms for wheedles
- browbeats
- bugs
- bulldozes
- bullies
- coerces
- compels
- constrains
- cows
- demands
- forces
- harasses
- intimidates
- makes
- nags
- obliges
- pesters
- requires
- teases
Meanings of wheedles
- verb
- To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
- To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
Example Sentences
- She always wheedles extra time to finish her tasks
- He wheedles compliments from everyone he meets
- The child wheedles treats from grandparents with ease
- She wheedles her way into every important discussion
- He wheedles small favors by being overly charming
On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wheedles, such as: adulates, begs, beguiles, beseeches, blandishes, blarneys, browbeats.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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