All cajole synonyms

verb cajole

• wheedle — to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
• seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
• tantalize — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
• dupe — duplicate.
• deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
• tempt — to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
• delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
• crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• soften — to make soft or softer.
• beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
• decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
• snow — Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905–80, English novelist and scientist.
• jolly — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
• blandish — to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
• soap — a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
• oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
• banter — Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
• induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
• sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
• inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
• stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• bootlick — to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
• push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• massage — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
• con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
• soft-soap — Informal. to cajole; flatter.
• build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
• butter up — If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
• get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• suck up to — to flatter for one's own profit; toady
• work on — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• coax — If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
• persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
• flatter — to make flat.
• tantalise — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
• manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.