coaxed
Won over softly
Coaxed is the past tense of coax, meaning to persuade gently through patience, flattery, or persistent effort.
You coax a reluctant child into eating vegetables, coax a secret out of someone, or coax a stubborn engine into starting.
The word implies careful, gradual persuasion rather than force: She coaxed the cat out from under the bed.
Persuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- soothedCalmed or comforted
- reassuredHad confidence restored
soft-spoken · tender · calming · patient · eased · nudged · teased · lured
Firmly believing something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- inducedBrought about deliberately
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
charmed · seduced · converted · inveigled · led · guided · prompted · drawn
Gave support and confidence
- motivatedSpurred to action
- inspiredMoved to action
- supportedGave aid or backing
- cheeredExpressed vocal support
urged · boosted · heartened · emboldened · rallied · spurred · roused · bolstered
Inclined toward deception
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- slyCleverly deceptive
artful · crafty · wily · conniving · maneuvering · tricky · underhanded · disingenuous
cajoled
Persuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- soothedCalmed or comforted
reassured · soft-spoken · tender · calming · patient · eased · nudged · teased · lured · enticed
convinced
Firmly believing something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- inducedBrought about deliberately
urged · charmed · seduced · converted · inveigled · led · guided · prompted · drawn · moved
encouraged
Gave support and confidence
cheered · urged · boosted · heartened · emboldened · rallied · spurred · roused · bolstered · buoyed
guileful
Inclined toward deception
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
sly · artful · crafty · wily · conniving · maneuvering · tricky · underhanded · disingenuous · exploitative
coaxedforced
Made to occur unwillingly
coerced · bullied · compelled · threatened · intimidated
- coax cableShielded copper signal conductor