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coax

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of coax

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
  • Trying to coax their father into taking them on a ski trip, the kids mentioned what a great skier he is.
Synonyms of coax

blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle
Words Related to coax

adulate, flatter, overpraise

butter up, charm, massage, woo

beg, beseech, importune, urge

beguile, cozen, finagle, juggle, wangle, wile

entice, lure, seduce, tempt
Near Antonyms of coax

bug, harass, nag, pester, tease

browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate

coerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require

Synonym Discussion of coax

cajole, coax, soft-soap, blandish, wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections.
    • cajoled him into cheating on the final exam
coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect.
    • coaxed the cat out of the tree
soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain.
    • politicians soft-soaping eligible voters
blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions.
    • legislators blandished with promises of support
wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading.
    • hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her

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