WHEEDLED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wheedled

verb

past tense of wheedle

as in coaxed

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery wheedled him into doing their work for them

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coaxed

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Webb relieved Palencia and coaxed a ground out from Max Kepler to end the threat.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
His friends occasionally coaxed him to a tailgate, but football itself proved a tougher sell.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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