wheedle | Definition of wheedle

Synonyms and Antonyms of wheedle

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

wheedled him into doing their work for them

Synonyms of wheedle

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

Words Related to wheedle

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 wheedle

bug, harass, nag, pester, tease

browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate

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