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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cajoles

The Oscar winner cajoles a reluctant LookingGlass, who plays Amziah’s former foster child Kateri, into singing along. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Emily cajoles Sylvie into a meeting with Nico and Marcello. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

Guardiola, usually a manager who passionately cajoles his players on the sidelines, cut a far more demure figure in the second half. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025

In one of the most harrowing scenes in the movie, a drunken Douglas Springsteen cajoles a young Bruce into a bedroom slapping game that begins to border on genuine physical abuse. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025