Synonyms & related words for blandishment

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of blandishment — including cajolery, wheedling, cajolement, flattery, blarney, sycophancy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to blandishment

Explore words related to blandishment — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include blandisher, fleeching, fleechment, ingratiation, sawder, blandishing, wheedlingly, cajoler. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for blandishment

Common synonyms for blandishment include cajolery, wheedling, cajolement, flattery, blarney, sycophancy, allurement, inveiglement — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does blandishment come from?

The word blandishment breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root bland-, from Latin blandus (“flattering, mild”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.