wheedledisapproving

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to persuade someone to do something
persuadeIf she doesn't want to do it, nothing you say will persuade her.
convinceThe lawyer convinced the jury of the man's innocence.
talk someone intoShe managed to talk me into going along.
talk someone out ofI think I've talked him out of leaving the country.
dissuadeI tried to dissuade her from leaving.
cajoleHe really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Urging & persuading
ambulance-chasing
argumentation
badger
be/go on at someoneidiom
blag
blagger
get (something) through (to someone)
go on
hortatory
hustle
incitation
incitement
jockey
sales pitch
sway
uncoerced
unconvinced
unpersuaded
unpersuasive
unsalable