CAJOLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CAJOLE?

Need another word that means the same as “cajole”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “cajole” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cajole” are: blarney, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle, persuade, talk into, manoeuvre, get round, prevail on, beguile, flatter, seduce, lure, entice, tempt, woo

Cajole as a Verb

Definitions of "Cajole" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cajole” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
• Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Synonyms of "Cajole" as a verb (18 Words)

beguile	Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way. He beguiled the voters with his good looks.
blarney	Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery. He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that Joe considered him a nice guy.
coax	Arrange (something) carefully into a particular shape or position. Coaxing more speed from the car.
entice	Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre.
flatter	(of a colour or a style of clothing) cause (someone) to appear to the best advantage. She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted.
get round	Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
inveigle	Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. Jones had inveigled himself into her house.
lure	Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. He lured me into temptation.
manoeuvre	Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people.
palaver	Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. It s too hot for palavering.
persuade	Win approval or support for. You can t persuade me to buy this ugly vase.
prevail on	Use persuasion successfully.
sweet-talk	Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
talk into	Deliver a lecture or talk.
tempt	Dispose or incline or entice to. Jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend.
wheedle	Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. Please for my sake he wheedled.
woo	Make amorous advances towards. China is wooing Russia.

Usage Examples of "Cajole" as a verb

• She pleaded and cajoled as she tried to win his support.
• He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.

Associations of "Cajole" (30 Words)

attract	Be attractive to. I did not want to attract attention.
bribe	A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone. Lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling.
charm	Induce into action by using one s charm. She will charm your warts away.
coax	Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. He was coaxing me to walk a bit further.
convince	Persuade (someone) to do something. Robert s expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence.
corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. The corrupting smell of death.
deceptive	Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading. Deliberately deceptive packaging.
entice	Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre.
fawning	Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. Fawning adoration.
flattery	Excessive or insincere praise. She allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice.
fraudulent	Intended to deceive – S.T.Coleridge. Fraudulent psychics.
incorruptible	Not susceptible to corruption, especially by bribery. Incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society.
induce	Bring about or give rise to. The pickets induced many workers to stay away.
inducement	A bribe. Inducement of sleep.
ingratiate	Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them. A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy.
ingratiating	Calculated to please or gain favor. An ingratiating manner.
inveigle	Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery. We cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper.
licensee	The holder of a licence, especially to sell alcoholic drinks.
obsequious	Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. Obsequious shop assistants.
persuadable	Being susceptible to persuasion. They need to identify the most persuadable voters.
persuade	(of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something. The cost of the manor s restoration persuaded them to take in guests.
prompting	Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. The audience could hear his prompting.
relent	Abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request. The rain relented.
salesmanship	The skills and methods used in selling or promoting commercial products. He read a book on salesmanship but it didn t help.
smarmy	Ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive. Smarmy self importance.
suasion	Persuasion as opposed to force or compulsion. The clearing banks found the use of both moral suasion and direct controls particularly irksome.
tempt	Try to seduce. The window displays tempted the shoppers.
unreported	Not reported. Many human rights abuses went unreported.
venal	Capable of being corrupted. A venal police officer.
wheedle	Use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something. She had wheedled us into employing her brother.