Synonyms of coaxed

coaxed

verb

past tense of coax

as in cajoled

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 teens mentioned what a great skier he is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cajoled
• lured
• wheedled
• enticed
• seduced
• wooed
• urged
• begged
• sweet-talked
• tempted
• blandished
• massaged
• charmed
• blarneyed
• palavered
• flattered
• beseeched
• importuned
• soft-soaped
• overpraised
• wangled
• juggled
• adulated
• wiled
• buttered up
• finagled
• cozened
• beguiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teased
• harassed
• intimidated
• pestered
• forced
• nagged
• required
• compelled
• demanded
• bullied
• obliged
• coerced
• made
• bugged
• constrained
• cowed
• browbeat
• bulldozed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coaxed

This endemic flower is coaxed out of dormancy by the rains and grows along just a few miles of this stretch of coastline in the Atacama Desert — nowhere else in the world. — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

The search for the parrot delayed filming for a few hours until the bird was finally found in a tree and had to be coaxed down. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

But in seventh grade, one of her best friends, Jillian Ostrander, coaxed her into playing volleyball. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Finding this family and a few others in Europe, the Reaveys coaxed them to come together in 2010. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Lynn hadn’t released a solo album since 1988’s Who Was That Stranger when White coaxed her out of early retirement. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Rescuers carefully coaxed the snake away from the home and boxed it up for relocation shortly after their arrival. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Two years ago, in the lead-up to one of these clashes, a reporter coaxed a smile out of then-Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Inside, under flickering lights, a group of reluctant strangers is coaxed into acting out, in a converted gymnasium, a wild tale promising redemption from agonizing tragedy. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026