COAXED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of coaxed At Somers, inmates could open cell windows and Smith coaxed dozens of pigeons into his cell and adopted them as pets. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 The American chased down the shot and coaxed an error from Muchová anyway. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 With such flexibility, this kind of synthetic cell could eventually be coaxed to create new materials, such as biofuels and drugs, and help researchers study disease. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026 That footage showed that after officers coaxed three people out of the home, Evans emerged barefoot and shirtless, wearing basketball shorts. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 The season’s final visit by the defending World Series champs coaxed the first sellout crowd of the season for the Minnesota Twins on a perfect summer evening. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 No studio was interested in a New York cop story mistitled The French Connection, but Billy Friedkin coaxed $17 million out of Fox. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026 But Ryall coaxed Byrne to be a guest at a Star Trek convention, as the duo had worked on Trek books together at IDW. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

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Reports claimed Hardy was regularly late to the set and often had to be cajoled into action.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Definition of cajoled

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Desperate to have a child, a couple travels to a fertility rite deep in the Estonian forest – only to realize they’ve been lured there to be sacrificed.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026
In one of the most memorable scenes from Homer’s 2,800-year-old poem, Odysseus ties himself to a ship mast and orders his crew to plug their ears with beeswax, so as not to be lured in by the dulcet yet deadly songs of the Sirens.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of lured

Verb

West’s post-football potential was what enticed the Blackhawks to trade up to take the a 6-foot-6, 216-pounder.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 13 July 2026
That subscription data, entertainment, and safety service offers complementary base services, but owners are enticed to upgrade for premium services.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of enticed

Verb

That book is a revenge fantasy about the former art school professor who seduced her, discarded her and destroyed her confidence as a painter.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of seduced

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Didier Deschamps’ side had wooed everybody with their vast attacking talents, yet Spain completely threw them off their rhythm.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Miguel Maduro, a law professor and former advocate general at the European Court of Justice, took over as chair of FIFA’s governance committee after Infantino wooed him with promises of reform.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Definition of wooed

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Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
SpaceX shares rose about 7% on Tuesday, on pace to snap a seven-session losing streak after analysts at Macquarie reiterated their outperform rating and urged investors to buy the recent weakness.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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