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Synonyms for inveigle

  • verb

Most common

entice coax cajole wheedle carney

All synonyms

Verb

1. Cajole — to convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles

cajole, entice, coax, wheedle, put up to, move, sweet-talk informal, lure, twist, induce, soft-soap, seduce, tempt, allure, decoy, hum, entrap, ensnare, entangle, beguile, blandish, engle

Other

word, carney, blag UK, fleech UK, whilly dated UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.

Related words

Word family
inveiglement

Forms

Past participle
inveigled
e.g. inveigled → cajoled, enticed, coaxed, wheedled…

Choose the right word

or Inveigle?

To inveigle is to lead one blindly in.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • entice He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.
  • coax Yanni tried to coax Skura into sending him money.
  • cajole He tried to cajole me into buying a candy bar for him.
  • wheedle I tried to wheedle him into telling me the answer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inveiglerising
enticerising
coaxrising
cajolerising
wheedlerising
carneyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hum1
4 letters
move1, word1, lure1, coax1, blag
5 letters
twist1, tempt1, decoy2, engle2
6 letters
induce2, seduce2, entice2, allure2, carney2, entrap2, cajole2, fleech, whilly
7 letters
ensnare2, beguile2, wheedle
8 letters
entangle3, blandish

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoy2 = 2 syllables).