Cajole
to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:

USE:He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants

Synonyms
1)BAnter
conversation which is amusing and not serious:
USE:He considered himself a master of witty banter.

2)Beguile
to charm, attract or interest, sometimes in order to deceive:
USe:He was completely beguiled by her beauty.

3)Con
to make someone believe something false, usually so that they will give you their money or possessions:
USe:-She felt she had been conned into buying the car.

4)DEcoy
something or someone used to trick or confuse other people or animals into doing something, especially something dangerous:
USe:They used a girl hitch-hiker as the decoy to get him to stop.

5)DElude
to make someone believe something that is not true; to deceive:
USE:He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year

6)Dupe
to deceive someone, usually making them do something they did not intend to do:
USe:The girls were duped by drug smugglers into carrying heroin for them.

7)Entice
to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant:
USE:The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want.
People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere


8)inveigle
to persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it:
Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.

9)LURE
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting:
She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.
He had lured his victim to a deserted house.

10)manoeuvre
a cleverly planned action which is intended to obtain an advantage:
A series of impressive manoeuvres by the chairman had secured a lucrative contract for the company.

11)tempt
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong:
USE:The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.

12)wheedle
to try to persuade someone to do something or give you something by praising them or being intentionally charming:
USE:She's one of those children who can wheedle you into giving her anything she wants.
She wasn't invited, but somehow she managed to wheedle her way in.


Antonyms

1)BULLY
to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do:
USE:Our survey indicates that one in four children is bullied at school.

2)BElittle
to make an action or a person seem unimportant:
USe:Though she had spent hours fixing the computer he belittled her efforts.

synonym

Abash humiliate,embarrass,shame,chagrin,discomfit,discom pose

Abate reduce,diminish,lessen,weaken,decrease,subside,sof ten

Abdicate renounce,resign,surrender,yield,waive,abandon

Acrimonious rancorous,cranky,irascible,peevish,testy

Albatross impediment,handicap

Amble wend,saunter,stroll,strut

Austere severe,stern,strictrugged

Cajole wheedle,coax,inveigle,entice,flatter

Calumny Aspersion,defamation,slander,detraction

Decree Law,ordinance,mandate

Lethargy Torpor,stupor,apathy

Libertine Rake,debauchee,profligate

__________________
You are an eagle, flight is your vocation:
You have other skies stretching out before you.

preternatural
more than is usual or natural

Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open

SYnonyms
1)aberrant
aberrant behaviour/sexuality

2)abnormal
3)anomalous
Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.

4)atypical
The sociable behaviour of lions is considered atypical of the cat family

5)deviant

6)ghostly a ghostly figure/apparition

7)inexplicable,

8) irregular,

9)marvelous,

10)miraculous,

11)mysterious,

12)odd,

13) peculiar,

14) strange,

15) superhuman,

16) superior,

17) supermundane,

18) supernatural,

19)unaccountable,

20)unearthly,

21)unnatural,

22) unrepresentative

Illicit
illegal or disapproved of by society:

USE:illicit drugs such as cocaine and cannabis
the illicit trade in stolen vehicles
an illicit love affair


SYNONYMS

• Adulterous,
• black-market*,
• bootleg*,
• clandestine,
• contraband,
• criminal,
• crooked,
• dirty*,
• felonious,
• forbidden,
• furtive,
• guilty,
• hanky-panky,
• heavy*,
• illegal,
• illegitimate,
• immoral,
• improper,
• lawless,
• left-handed,
• prohibited,
• racket,
• unauthorized,
• unlawful,
• unlicensed,
• wildcat,
• wrong,
• wrongful

ANTONYMS

• Legal,
• licit

Morose
unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile

USE:a morose expression
Why are you so morose these days?

SYNONYMS

• Acrimonious,
• brusque,
• cantankerous,
• choleric,
• churlish,
• crabby*,
• cranky*,
• cross,
• depressed,
• dolorous,
• dour,
• down,
• frowning,
• gloomy,
• glum,
• grouchy,
• gruff,
• harsh,
• ill-humored,
• ill-tempered,
• irritable,
• low,
• melancholy,
• moody,
• moping,
• mournful,
• perverse,
• perversive,
• sad,
• saturnine,
• snappish,
• sour,
• splenetic,
• sulky,
• sullen,
• surly,
• taciturn,
• testy,
• troubled,
• ugly

Antonyms

• Cheerful,
• happy

Mellifluous
having a pleasant and flowing sound:
USE:a deep mellifluous voice
the mellifluous sound of the cello

SYNONYMS

• Chatty,
• cogent,
• copious,
• cursive,
• declamatory,
• disputatious,
• easy,
• effortless,
• effusive,
• eloquent,
• facile,
• flowing,
• garrulous,
• glib,
• liquid,
• loquacious,
• mellifluent,
• mellifluous,
• natural,
• persuasive,
• prompt,
• quick,
• ready,
• running,
• silver-tongued*,
• smooth,
• smooth-spoken,
• talkative,
• verbose,
• vocal,
• voluble,
• well-versed,
• wordy

ANTOYNMS

• Illiterate,
• inarticulate

Candid
truthful and honest, especially about something difficult or painful
USE:The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
To be candid with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake

SYNONYMS:

• Aboveboard,
• bluff,
• blunt,
• equal,
• equitable,
• fair,
• forthright,
• frank,
• free,
• frontal,
• genuine,
• guileless,
• impartial,
• ingenuous,
• just,
• objective,
• open,
• outspoken,
• plain,
• scrupulous,
• sincere,
• straightforward,
• truthful,
• unbiased,
• uncolored,
• unequivocal,
• unprejudiced,
• unpretended,
• upright

ANTONYMS

• Artful,
• deceitful,
• devious,
• indirect,
• insincere,
• tricky

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