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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | bewitching, convincing, deferential, ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, insinuative, inveigling, irresistible, likable, persuasive, saccharine, seductive, silken, silky, winning |
| Antonyms: | despicable, disgusting |
| Main Entry: | disarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, coax, convince, enchant, fascinate, seduce, set at ease, unarm, urge, win over |
| Main Entry: | conciliatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | placid, yielding |
| Synonyms: | appeasing, assuaging, calm, civil, disarming, irenic, mollifying, pacific, peaceable, placating, placatory, propitiative, quiet, willing |
| Antonyms: | antagonistic, fighting, refusing, stubborn |
| Main Entry: | deferential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectful, considerate |
| Synonyms: | civil, complaisant, courteous, disarming, duteous, dutiful, ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, insinuative, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, polite, regardful, reverential, saccharine, silken, silky, submissive |
| Notes: | deferential means showing courteous expression of regard or respect; difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; differential means relating to or showing a difference or the quality of the difference between similar things |
| Antonyms: | arrogant, disobedient, disrespectful, immodest, impolite, inconsiderate, noncompliant |
| Main Entry: | ingratiating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fawning, servile |
| Synonyms: | charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, insinuating, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous |
| Antonyms: | deterring, disgusting, repellent |
| Main Entry: | winning/winsome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attractive, charming |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, bewitching, captivating, cute, delectable, delightful, disarming, enchanting, endearing, engaging, fascinating, fetching, gratifying, lovable, lovely, pleasing, prepossessing, sweet, taking |
| Antonyms: | disenchanting, ugly, unappealing, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | ingratiatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insinuating |
| Synonyms: | charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, ingratiating, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, sugary, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous |
| Main Entry: | insinuating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attempting to gain favor |
| Synonyms: | charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, ingratiating, ingratiatory, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, sugary, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous |
| Main Entry: | insinuative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insinuating |
| Synonyms: | charming, crawling, deferential, disarming, flattering, humble, insinuatory, obsequious, saccharine, serving, silken, smarmy, soft, suggestive, sycophantic, toadying, unctuous |
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