Synonyms of coaxing

coaxing 1 of 2

noun

as in persuading

Related Words

• persuading
• wheedling
• convincing
• cajolery
• entreaty
• inducement
• inducing
• exhortation
• suasion
• blandishment
• conversion
• prompting
• seduction
• persuasion
• urging
• cajolement
• tempting
• influencing
• swaying
• lobbying
• pressuring
• brainwashing
• overpersuasion

coaxing

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verb

present participle of coax

as in cajoling

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

• cajoling
• wheedling
• luring
• wooing
• seducing
• urging
• enticing
• begging
• sweet-talking
• blandishing
• palavering
• tempting
• massaging
• blarneying
• beseeching
• charming
• importuning
• flattering
• overpraising
• soft-soaping
• wangling
• juggling
• adulating
• wiling
• buttering up
• finagling
• cozening
• beguiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teasing
• harassing
• pestering
• nagging
• bugging
• intimidating
• requiring
• forcing
• demanding
• coercing
• bullying
• making
• obliging
• browbeating
• compelling
• constraining
• bulldozing
• cowing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coaxing

Noun

And honestly, this type of traveler doesn’t need the most coaxing to try out a cruise vacation. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

No coaxing or pulling from the crate. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026

Hair that’s naturally less heavy can hold more shape and bounce when styling, but maintaining a full-bodied look might take some extra coaxing. — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026

Pushing, pulling and coaxing wins out of his team amid bleak situations is what Tomlin does. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Verb

The team is working on building ribosomes from genetic instructions, a process that involves synthesizing the dozens of proteins and RNA strands involved and coaxing them to assemble in the right order. — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026

El Niños roll in periodically and last nine to 12 months as Pacific trade winds weaken and push warm water back toward the West Coast, coaxing the jet stream lower. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

The things museums collect are often obstinate and unyielding; research and context can be a way of coaxing them to speak. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Ryan started strong, coaxing an Ohtani lineout to right on the game’s first pitch, then striking out Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026

Petrolo is the go-to, who through lower yields and careful handling are coaxing genuine texture and character from a grape few thought capable of it. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Once a year, a special attraction descends, coaxing thousands of guests to gather along Surf Avenue leading toward the boardwalk to watch and participate in the historic Mermaid Parade. — Amir Hamja, Vogue, 22 June 2026

So Help Me God’s songs unfurl across five, seven, and even eight minutes, speaking on the perils of not knowing oneself, feeling suffocated by a dead-end relationship, and coaxing out the will to do better. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

With coaxing from Christine’s fellow chorus member Meg Giry (Melo Ludwig) and her mother who oversees the dancers, Madame Giry (Lisa Vroman), Christine is granted the big assignment. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026