cajoled
Gently talked into
Cajoled is the past tense of cajole, meaning to persuade someone through flattery, gentle urging, or persistent coaxing.
The word suggests getting what you want not through force or logic but through charm and sweet talk: She cajoled him into lending her the car.
There's often an implication of mild manipulation—wearing someone down pleasantly rather than bullying them.
Persuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
- inveigledPersuaded through deception
soft-soaped · charmed · wooed · teased · nudged · encouraged · won over · talked into
Led to believe
- convincedFirmly believing something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
prevailed · argued · reasoned · lobbied · advocated · induced · moved · prompted
Controlled through cunning
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
- finessedManaged with delicate skill
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- schemedCrafted underhanded plans
deceived · exploited · tricked · hoodwinked · outwitted · gulled · duped · conned
wheedled
Persuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
inveigled · soft-soaped · charmed · wooed · teased · nudged · encouraged · won over · talked into · brought around
persuaded
Led to believe
- convincedFirmly believing something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- influencedChanged by external pressure
urged · prevailed · argued · reasoned · lobbied · advocated · induced · moved · prompted · pressed
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
- finessedManaged with delicate skill
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
schemed · deceived · exploited · tricked · hoodwinked · outwitted · gulled · duped · conned · finagled
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, prostrated, bootlicked, toadied