It took a little cajoling but I finally got her to eat her broccoli.
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Cajoling
Synonyms for "cajoling" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (47)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesbehavioral descriptorcommunication styleinfluencemanagement techniquenegotiation tacticpersonality traitpersuasionrhetorical device
More specific
13 entriesbutter upcoaxflatterygentle persuasioningratiateingratiating languageinveiglepersuasionsoft sellsoft sell rhetoricsoft sell techniquesoft-soapingwheedle
Collocations
13 entriescajolery tacticcajoling approachcajoling languagecajoling rhetoriccajoling smilecajoling tacticscajoling techniquecajoling toneemotional cajolingpolitical cajolerypolitical cajolingsoft cajoleryuse cajolery
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Their mission is to go house by house, convincing, cajoling, and if necessary browbeating parents into vaccinating their children.
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The zookeeper was cajoling the lion back into its cage.
Source: wiktionary
Threats and cajolings failed to convince her.
Source: wiktionary