coaxing

Examples

• All

• It just might need a bit of coaxing.

  The Lady in the Van (2015)

• Just takes a little coaxing, huh, first prize?

  Can-Can (1960)

• With a little coaxing, maybe we can get her up here to sing.

  Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

• No amount of coaxing could bring it to life.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I am sure that with a little bit of coaxing, I can get her into a pair pretty easily, though.

  Blog text (34)

• He's gonna need a lot of coaxing to get that information out of him.

  Breathless (2012)

• No amount of coaxing will sway her.

  Fiction book (1997)

• A little coaxing, and they'd show you the things they'd brought back.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Finally, after much coaxing and cursing at the waves, we go back to the buoy where we started and drift for a while.

  Fiction book (2002)

• After some coaxing, she finally agreed to share her story.

Synonyms

F

flattery

vscoaxing

37 4.7

Praise people give without meaning it to get something from someone

is more focused on gentle influence mixed with friendly praise

S

sweet talk

vscoaxing

• Informal

3 4.3

Flattering words that try to persuade someone but are not sincere

is usually gentler and less openly insincere in tone

B

blarney

vscoaxing

3 8.7

Talk that flatters to gain favor or advantage

is less about deception and more about mild persuasive praise

B

blandishment

vscoaxing

• Formal

2 9.8

A friendly compliment meant to persuade someone to do something

leans more toward complimenting to secure personal favor

W

wheedling

vscoaxing

1 7.8

Getting someone to do something by saying nice things and asking again and again

relies more specifically on flattering language to gain favor

S

smarm

vscoaxing

• Informal

1 9.7

Praise that is too much and not sincere to make someone like you

is gentler and less openly oily or unpleasant in tone

G

gentle persuasion

vscoaxing

1 3.9

To convince someone with kind words or calm actions

is more about using praise to win someone's favor

C

cajolery

vscoaxing

1 8.4

Gentle praise and kind words used to get someone to do something

adds a clearer aim of flattering someone to get their approval

S

soft soap

vscoaxing

• Informal

1 7.6

Insincere praise used to try to influence someone

is softer, stressing gentle praise rather than overt exaggeration

P

prompting

vscoaxing

1 3.8

Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it

uses praise or flattery rather than simple suggestion to influence

I

ingratiation

vscoaxing

9.1

Trying to make someone like you by saying nice things or doing favors

is milder and often focuses on gentle influence rather than strategy

Antonyms

D

discouragement

2 3.8

Making someone less willing to do something by saying you do not like it

How Persuasive

coercion

• Offensive

56 6.9

to pressure

149 4.2

coaxing

5 4.4

encouragement

89 1.7

suggestion

759 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology