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

2 of 2

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

Last year, Ian Stamy took the state prize for his bumper soybean yield, coaxing an average of just over 100 bushels per acre from his operation in central Pennsylvania. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Carlos Rodon executed his pitch perfectly, coaxing Christian Franklin into what should have been an inning-ending double-play ball hit straight to Chisholm at second base. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Its engineers spent close to a year coaxing usable speech from degraded audio. — Jurin Ai Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

All that without, critics say, materially improving reporting accuracy or, critically, coaxing impactful new investment in sustainable energy. — Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Hagerty has leveraged his garden expertise to grow an orchard of tropical fruits, coaxing them to thrive in our Mediterranean climate. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch. — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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