Coax

/koʊks/

Synonyms for "coax" (190 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Verb(12 words)

cajole inveigle sweet-talk wheedleaffect decisionsblandander blandish blarney blarneyedbutter upcajoled cajoles

Noun(6 words)

coax cableangle a mirrorblarneying blarneys cajole cajoling

abettor advise advocate allureapply pressurebaitbait the hookbanter barterbat the eyesbeguile beset besiege blandish blarney bugbutter upbuttonhole cajole

Adjective(1 words)

angled

Strong matches (57)

call oncall uponcharm con decoy drag drawdraw indraw ondun energizer ensnare entice entreatexert pressureexhort fawn flirtflirt withgadfly

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getgive the come-onhigh-pressure hint

Verb(19 words)

canoodle carny charmed collogue cooed croodle engle entices entreating fast-talk flanneled flannelled fleech fondle fooledhoney aroundhoney uphum hypnotize

Noun(13 words)

coaxial cablecoaxial linecozens croon crooning educe elicit evoke finesse flanneling flannelling flannels flatter

Adjective(1 words)

honeyed

Related words (95)

importune induce insistinsist uponinspirer inveigle jawbone jolly kidnaplead onlobby lure manipulate motivate movermoving spiritnagnag atoffer bait topersuade

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pester plague pleadplead withpleader ply press pressure prevailprime moverprompt prompter push recommend roperope inseducesoft soapsoft-soap sparkspark plugsuck insweet talksweet-talk tease tempt tempter urge wheedle woowork on

Verb(25 words)

induces infatuate ingle ingratiate instigates inveigled inveigles jawboned palaver prevailed pushed seduces soap soft-sawder soft-soap stroke tweedle twist wangle weaseled

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wheedled wheedles whilly wiled word

Noun(17 words)

inducing inveigling jawbones jawboning lulling maneuver manipulating persuade prodding schmoose schmooze seducingsignal cablestart wheedle wheedling worms

Adjective(2 words)

prevailing surprising

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

cable elicit influence line obtain operate persuade starttransmission line

More specific

10 entries

RG-59 cableRG-6 cableelicitation extractiongentle persuasiongentle urgingmanual startquad shield coaxial cablesoft startsoft talk

Collocations

12 entries

RG-59 cableRG-6 cablecoax cablecoaxial cablecoaxial connectorcoaxing informationcoaxing smilegentle coaxinggentle persuasionpersistent coaxingshielded coaxial cablesoft talk

Inflections

3 entries

coaxed coaxes coaxing

Derivations

5 entries

coaxed coaxer coaxes coaxial coaxing

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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It still amazes me what she could coax out of table scraps.

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It had seemed to me sometimes that she liked to be alone with me, or to coax me out for a walk with her, but I had never thought anything of that.

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The cork is jammed into the neck pretty bad. If you have a knife with a really thin blade, I might be able to coax it out.

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Yanni tried to coax Skura into sending him money.

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