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 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 The hard-throwing righty then coaxed a soft grounder from Luis Arraez to secure his third save of the season. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 But the Reds’ Eugenio Suárez coaxed a walk between a pair of flyouts in the fourth, and Imanaga couldn’t pick up the final out. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Webb relieved Palencia and coaxed a ground out from Max Kepler to end the threat. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 His friends occasionally coaxed him to a tailgate, but football itself proved a tougher sell. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Willi Castro coaxed a leadoff walk followed by a single from TJ Rumfield and an RBI single from pinch-hitter Zac Veen to pull within two. — Owen Perkins, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026 Rather than every curl being coaxed into perfect uniformity, her natural texture is allowed to take up space—frizz, movement, and all. — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 And then Gabler coaxed the snails to produce each of their five slimes. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaxed

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The question is whether big tech can be cajoled or even forced to press pause.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
And veterans Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim were cajoled to stay despite the way their colleagues were treated.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cajoled

Verb

Detectives started looking into Conahan in 1996 after a man in prison for stealing Conahan’s car claimed that Conahan had lured him to a remote area and offered to pay him to pose for nude photos.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Giu pays Father Joe a visit and gets infected with the same virus after being lured into the confession box.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lured

Verb

The country is one of Europe’s quickest growing AI markets, and major AI and big tech corporations such as Microsoft and TikTok have already pledged billions in investments into Finland, enticed by its growing role in Europe’s AI economy.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Rashford enticed the Ukrainian, then drove past him on the outside, further beating Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the area, forcing James Tarkowski to slide in to concede a corner.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of enticed

Verb

Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
When Miguel is being seduced by the bunker project, Zeller and composer Volker Bertelmann even weave voices resembling the Sirens into the score.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of seduced

Verb

Related Stories The latter who wooed viewers with her portrait of tax inspector Sara Santano, returns here with a new tax evasion case.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
The 35-year-old man wooed many of the women through dating apps and offered up nonexistent investment opportunities, the release said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of wooed

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Residents and visitors have been urged to closely monitor the weather and the watches or warnings as Lowell approaches the islands, the hurricane center said.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026
Ahmed Abdullahi, chair of the Council of Governors, last week urged nurses to call off their strike and give the government time for negotiations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of urged

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