cajolery
/kəˈdʒəʊl(ə)ri
/noun [mass noun]
Coaxing or flattery intended to persuade someone to do something: she uses cajolery, deception, and manipulation to get what she wants...
- Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery.
- We then went through an intensive process of negotiation, cajolery, threats, and mathematical calculations to put together a deal that everyone could support.
- It would be the ultimate weapon in journalistic cajolery.
Synonyms
persuasion, wheedling, coaxing, inveiglement;
blandishments, blarney, beguilement, flattery, honeyed words, flattering
informal sweet talk, sweet-talking, soft soap, soft-soaping, arm-twisting
British informal flannel
Australian/New Zealand informal guyver
archaic glozing, lip salve, cajolement, suasion
