cajolery
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8.4
- noun
- /kəˈdʒoʊlərɪ/
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- The teacher's cajolery helped the shy student feel more confident in class.
- threats and cajolery
Examples
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It's an exciting, suspenseful movie about cajolery, persuasion, and ideology.
Blog text (11) -
But in our present Western world, we face a literal bombardment of cajolery from all the media to eat this or that.
Academic text (2003) -
For the fame, not because of your cajolery.
Fiction book (1996) -
"During this cajolery, Annabelle's head came up."
Fiction book (1990) -
Each meal on that and the following days was served to a similar accompaniment of cajolery and gently expressed concern.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's the having somewhere to go every day that's important enough for him to resist all his children's threats and cajolery.
Fiction book (1990) -
Even there, the most radical and unsuspected questions are often met with predictable answers, cajolery, and even ostracism.
Academic text (1994) -
No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party.
Blog text (26) -
You have to direct the choirs, with those horrid strange pianos!" -- but set her face and began to think of what threat or cajolery they might use.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Is she a termagant, then?" he heard Falconer ask of his brother with a look that was a comical compound of genuine dismay and halfhearted cajolery.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
37
4.7
Praise people give without meaning it to get something from someone
18
8.4
Too much praise that is not honest and meant to get approval
5
4.4
Gentle persuasion using praise or kind words to get someone to do something
3
4.3
Flattering words that try to persuade someone but are not sincere
2
8.8
A lot of talk that sounds important but says nothing
2
9.8
A friendly compliment meant to persuade someone to do something
1
7.8
Getting someone to do something by saying nice things and asking again and again
1
9.7
Praise that is too much and not sincere to make someone like you
1
3.9
To convince someone with kind words or calm actions
1
7.6
Insincere praise used to try to influence someone
1
9.2
Too much praise that tries to make people like you
Trying to make someone like you by saying nice things or doing favors
A false friendliness that tries to please or impress people
Acting too friendly and praising people in power to get favors
A habit of flattering and obeying a person in power to gain favor
Antonyms
How Persuasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cajolery comes from the French verb cajoler, which once meant 'to chatter' or 'to coax', like a bird using smooth talk. So cajolery is gentle flattery or soft talk used to persuade someone.