Synonyms and antonyms of To try to sell something in American Thesaurus

woo (verb)

to try to persuade people to support you or to buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things

drum up ()

to try to make people support you or buy something from you

hawk (verb)

to try and persuade people to buy or accept something, especially something of bad quality

tout (verb)

to try to persuade people to buy something by telling them about it, especially loudly and in public

boost (verb)

to try to make people want to buy a product, visit a place, etc., by talking about it publicly in a very positive way

pitch (verb)

to try to sell something by saying how good it is

scalp (verb)

American to try to sell a ticket you have bought to someone else at a much higher price

solicit (verb)

American to try to sell something by visiting people and persuading them to buy it

push (verb)

informal to try to make people buy a product or accept an idea

spruik (verb)

Australianinformal to try to persuade someone to do or buy something, often in a dishonest or exaggerated way