coaxes
Talks someone around
Coaxes is the third-person singular of coax, meaning to gently persuade or guide someone toward a desired action through patience, flattery, or soft encouragement rather than force or demand.
You coax a shy child out of hiding, coax a secret from a friend, or coax a reluctant engine to start: She coaxes the cat out from under the bed with treats.
The word suggests gradual, careful effort—working with resistance rather than against it.
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- pleadAsk urgently or formally
urge · entice · lure · inveigle · beguile · tempt · induce · sway
Crafty and calculating
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- insidiousSubtly destructive over time
- slyCleverly deceptive
- artfulCleverly deceptive
conniving · underhanded · crafty · wily · guileful · maneuvering · finagling · wheedling
Reducing distress or discomfort
- tenderSoft or sore
- softYielding to touch
- calmingInducing a settled state
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
delicate · affectionate · warm · patient · compassionate · caring · nurturing · supportive
convince
Cause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
plead · urge · entice · lure · inveigle · beguile · tempt · induce · sway · win over
scheming
Crafty and calculating
artful · conniving · underhanded · crafty · wily · guileful · maneuvering · finagling · wheedling · cajoling
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
reassuring · delicate · affectionate · warm · patient · compassionate · caring · nurturing · supportive · sympathetic
signal
Message-conveying cue
tease · ease · work · nurse · guide · draw out · extract · elicit · wring · tease out
coaxesdissuades
Convinces against action
discourages · deters · disinclines · puts off · repels
- coax cableShielded copper signal conductor