Coax and Force

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Coax verb - To get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery.

Usage example: trying to coax their father into taking them on a ski trip, the teens mentioned what a great skier he is

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Force is an antonym for coax in persuade topic.

Nearby Words: coaxing, coaxed, coaxial, coaxal

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

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Coax is an antonym for force in extort topic.

girl	coax girl	force girl
friend	coax friend	force friend
woman	coax woman	force woman
people	coax people	force people
Other words: someone, parents, way, information, surrender, confession, target, opponent, humans, forces.

Without Roy (and by extension, the rest of the party) to play the role of commanding officer and coax him into coming along on their adventurers under the occasional threat of force, Belkar would be dropping the 'heroic' part of Heroic Comedic Sociopath very quickly.

Source: Morality Chain

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