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coaxes

VERB

persuade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cajole entice induce tease tempt wheedle

STRONG

allure barter beguile blandish blarney con decoy flatter get hook importune influence inveigle jawbone lure pester plague press soft-soap soothe sweet-talk urge wangle worm

WEAK

argue into arm-twist butter up come on prevail upon rope in talk into work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage repel repulse turn off

STRONG

disenchant disgust dissuade please

WEAK

allow not care

Example Sentences

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And to read that structure, the painting coaxes you to decide from what perspective you are viewing the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Camila coaxes Wes to dance, and he is not as bad dancer as he claims to be.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

Genkuro coaxes out the sinister notes of the score in a deranged but good way.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The memory actually coaxes a smile out of me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins