cajole
Charm into compliance
To cajole is to persuade someone through flattery, gentle urging, or persistent coaxing rather than force or direct argument: She cajoled him into lending her the car.
The word suggests a soft, sometimes manipulative approach—wearing down resistance with charm rather than confrontation.
He cajoled and wheedled until she finally agreed.
Persuade through flattery
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- soft-soapPersuade through flattery
- talk intoPersuade through discussion
- prevail uponSuccessfully persuade someone
nudge · prod · entice · tempt · urge · encourage · prompt · sway
Flatter insincerely for advantage
- complimentWords expressing approval
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- adulationExtravagant, servile praise
blarney · smooth-talking · overpraise · honeyed words · flannel · soft words · praise · laying it on thick
wheedle
Persuade through flattery
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- soft-soapPersuade through flattery
- talk intoPersuade through discussion
prevail upon · nudge · prod · entice · tempt · urge · encourage · prompt · sway · influence
butter up
Flatter insincerely for advantage
- complimentWords expressing approval
- sweet-talkFlatter to persuade
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
adulation · blarney · smooth-talking · overpraise · honeyed words · flannel · soft words · praise · laying it on thick · gushing
disarm
Remove capacity to harm
- winsomeSweetly charming
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
beguile · charisma · winning ways · magnetic · likable · charmer · appealing · ingratiating · endearing · suave
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- finagleObtain through trickery
- wangleObtain through devious means
connive · trickery · cunning · guile · artful · crafty · wily · calculating · underhanded · deceptive
- flatteryflatter, praise, flattery, compliment, compliments
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- persuasion tacticscharm, butter up, flattery, flatter, manipulation
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- ways to change mindsconvince, persuade, sway, win over, talk into
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker