cajole | Definition of cajole

Synonyms and Antonyms of cajole

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery

cajoled her into doing his laundry for him

Synonyms of cajole

blandish, blarney, coax, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle

Words Related to cajole

adulate, flatter, overpraise

butter up, charm, massage, woo

beg, beseech, importune, urge

beguile, cozen, finagle, juggle, wangle, wile

entice, lure, seduce, tempt

Near Antonyms of cajole

bug, harass, nag, pester, tease

browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate

coerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require