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Synonyms of coax

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Another word for coax is persuade. Other synonyms of coax are cajole, wheedle, twist and blandish.

Synonyms and similar words for coax

verbTo fondle, kid, pet, tease.

  • caressTo touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
  • grope
  • touch up
  • canoodleTo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
  • cosset
  • dallyTo caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet.
  • dandle
  • dawt UK, dialectalTo fondle or caress.
  • faddle UK, dialectal
  • feel upTo grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.
  • fondle
  • grabbleTo touch (someone) with one's hands or fingers, sometimes in a sexual way.
  • pet
  • pettle UK, dialectalTo fondle or pet; to pamper.
  • shift Ireland, slangTo engage in sexual petting with.
  • tiddle UK, dialectal
  • worshipTo touch, fondle, or kiss in an intensely sensual way.
  • chuckle archaic
  • fond obsolete
  • nantle obsolete
  • smuggle obsolete

verbTo wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do...

  • cajoleTo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
  • persuadeTo successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
  • tease
  • trap
  • wheedleTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.

verbTo carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or...

verbMore synonyms

  • blandishTo persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • butter up figurativelyTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • sweeten
  • fast-talkTo use clever speech in order to persuade, mislead, or manipulate someone.
  • carny dialectalTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.
  • collogueTo coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
  • fleech ScotlandTo wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
  • honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
  • inveigle
  • soft-sawderTo flatter or cajole.
  • soft-soapTo attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
  • stroke US, figurativelyTo influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
  • sweet-talkTo influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
  • twistTo coax.
  • blandander Ireland, datedTo flatter or cajole.
  • croodle UK, dialectalTo fawn or coax.
  • engle obsolete
  • honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
  • hum UK, datedTo flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
  • ingle obsoleteTo cajole or coax; to wheedle.
  • soap dated, slangTo flatter; to wheedle.
  • tweedle obsoleteTo influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
  • whilly Scotland, archaicTo cajole.
  • word obsoleteTo flatter with words, to cajole.

Meaning of coax

  1. verb To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
  2. verb To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
  3. verb To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

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Questions about synonyms of coax

What is another word for coax?
Coax has 52 synonyms on Word.ws, such as persuade, cajole, wheedle, twist and blandish.
What does coax mean?
Coax means to fondle, kid, pet, tease.

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