Synonyms of palavered

palavered

verb

past tense of palaver

1

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatted
• talked
• conversed
• rattled
• chaffered
• blew smoke
• prated
• ran on
• chattered
• kibbitzed
• discussed
• nattered
• chewed the fat
• pattered
• rapped
• chewed the rag
• schmoozed
• gassed
• gabbed
• chinned
• prattled
• jabbered
• visited
• gabbled
• cackled
• babbled
• talked a blue streak
• kibitzed
• shmoozed
• blabbed
• shot the breeze
• jawed
• twittered
• gossiped
• tattled
• expatiated
• descanted
• yammered
• yapped
• yacked
• yakked

2

as in coaxed

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery

I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coaxed
• blandished
• seduced
• cajoled
• wheedled
• lured
• blarneyed
• urged
• enticed
• wooed
• begged
• sweet-talked
• soft-soaped
• tempted
• buttered up
• besought
• massaged
• flattered
• overpraised
• charmed
• beseeched
• adulated
• juggled
• wiled
• importuned
• wangled
• cozened
• finagled
• beguiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harassed
• teased
• required
• intimidated
• pestered
• bugged
• bullied
• nagged
• forced
• made
• constrained
• demanded
• compelled
• obliged
• coerced
• cowed
• bulldozed
• browbeat