Thesaurus results for COQUETS

coquets 1 of 2

verb

variants or coquettes

present tense third-person singular of coquet

as in flirts

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach

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coquets

2 of 2

noun

plural of coquet

as in soubrettes

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Recent Examples of coquets

Verb

In an era of never-ending microtrends—office sirens, tomato girls, and coquettes among them—finding your style can feel like a Herculean task. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coquets

flirts

Verb

At a lawn party devoted to the game of cornhole, Clark flirts with Floyd’s wife and the two soon begin an affair, meeting for afternoon assignations at the local Quality Garden Suites.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There is a genre-bending western; two stories blend speculative details with realism to portray women planning their escapes; three stories spec-ify the only-daughter experience; and one story flirts with where to begin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026