Showing Results for "wooed"

wooed

VERB

seek as romantic partner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cultivate pursue solicit

STRONG

address beg caress charm chase court date entreat importune propose rush spark spoon

WEAK

aim for bill and coo butter up curry favor go steady keep company make advances make love press one's suit with run after seek in marriage seek the hand of set one's cap for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

answer disregard repulse

Example Sentences

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Wooed in person, wooed over the phone, wooed over the airwaves.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023

Wooed by Davis, who offered full-time pay for part-time play, Jackson joined the Raiders after the 1987 baseball season ended and went on to play through 1991.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 8, 2011

Wooed by Hollywood, he choreographed “Hans Christian Andersen” in 1951 before marrying Ms. Jeanmaire, who survives him, as does their daughter, Valentine Petit.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2011

In Latest Battle for Control of Stuyvesant Town, the Tenants Are Wooed The last time the mammoth Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village complexes were sold, their tenants were largely ignored.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2010

Lips that are tender, eyes full of splendour, Wooed away, sued away, vanished with death.

From Yesterdays by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler