Buttonhole and Please

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Buttonhole verb - Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

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Please is an antonym for buttonhole in topics: bother, pressure.

Nearby Words: buttonholed, buttonholing

Please verb - To give satisfaction to.

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Buttonhole is an antonym for please.

Nearby Word: pleased

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Please and Buttonhole. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttonhole/please

Buttonhole & Please. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttonhole/please>.

Please or Buttonhole. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttonhole/please.

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