coaxes
How many syllables in coaxes?
There are 3 syllables in the word coaxes.How to pronounce coaxes:
Synonyms for coaxes:
allure
begs
beguile
beseeches
cajole
cajoles
entice
entices
flatter
inveigle
lures
persuade
prevail upon
seduces
soft-soap
soft-soaps
sweet-talk
sweet-talks
talk into
tempts
twist (someone's) arm
urges
wheedle
wheedles
woos
Antonyms for coaxes:
acts on
allows
badgers
besets
blackjacks
bludgeons
bogarts
bosses about
bosses around
bounces
brainwashes
breathes down someone's neck
brings pressure to bear on
browbeats
bulldozes
bullies
coerces
compels
compresses
concusses
constrains
constricts
cows
discourages
disenchants
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