Synonyms of cajoles

cajoles

verb

present tense third-person singular of cajole

as in coaxes

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

cajoled her into doing his laundry for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coaxes
• wheedles
• seduces
• lures
• entices
• woos
• urges
• sweet-talks
• begs
• tempts
• soft-soaps
• beseeches
• blandishes
• palavers
• flatters
• massages
• importunes
• blarneys
• charms
• wangles
• juggles
• wiles
• overpraises
• beguiles
• adulates
• butters up
• finagles
• cozens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teases
• harasses
• nags
• cows
• pesters
• intimidates
• bugs
• bullies
• requires
• compels
• demands
• forces
• coerces
• obliges
• makes
• browbeats
• constrains
• bulldozes