coaxing Synonym

comforting, soothing, calming, encouraging, heartening, uplifting, consoling, supportive, assuring, confidence-boosting, relieving, pacifying, alleviating, mollifying, tranquilizing, settling, cheering, inspiring, fortifying, emboldening, confidence-inspiring, confidence-giving, stress-relieving, anxiety-reducing, mind-easing, mind-settling, mind-calming, mind-soothing, mind-comforting, mind-reassuring [x]

nurturing, cultivating, promoting, encouraging, supporting, advancing, aiding, assisting, developing, sponsoring [x]

deter, discourage, prevent, dishearten, divert, hinder, inhibit, disincline, warn off, talk out of, persuade against, caution against, put off, turn aside, steer away, advise against, sway against, urge against, block, impede, obstruct, stop, thwart, forestall, avert, preclude, restrain, curb, check, hold back, fend off, ward off, counteract, oppose, resist, repel, deflect, sidetrack, divert attention from, dissuasion [x]

convince, persuade, sway, influence, charm, attract, captivate, allure, entice, seduce, enchant, beguile, woo, court, endear, ingratiate, coax, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk, bring around, bring over, talk into, get onside, gain favor, gain support, gain approval, gain acceptance, gain trust, gain confidence, gain backing, gain endorsement, gain allegiance, gain adherence, gain loyalty [x]

discourages, deters, prevents, hinders, inhibits, restrains, dissuasions, dissuading, dissuaded, dissuasive, dissuasively, dissuasiveness, dissuasor, dissuasors, dissuasory, dissuasorily, dissuasoriness, dissuasorial, dissuasorially, dissuasorialness, dissuasoriality, dissuasorialism, dissuasorialist, dissuasorialists, dissuasorialistic, dissuasorialistically, dissuasorialistics, dissuasorialisticness, dissuasorialisticity, dissuasorialisticism, dissuasorialisticist, dissuasorialisticists, dissuasorialisticistic, dissuasorialisticistically, dissuasorialisticistics, dissuasorialisticisticness, dissuasorialisticisticity, dissuasorialisticisticism, dissuasorialisticisticist, dissuasorialisticisticists, dissuasorialisticisticistic, dissuasorialisticisticistically, dissuasorialisticisticistics, dissuasorialisticisticisticness, dissuasorialisticisticisticity [x]

promoting a view, advocating a view, supporting a view, endorsing a view, championing a view, pushing a view, backing a view, arguing for a view, defending a view, upholding a view, proposing a view, presenting a view, suggesting a view, putting forward a view, asserting a view, maintaining a view, espousing a view, favoring a view, advancing an opinion, promoting an opinion, advocating an opinion, supporting an opinion, endorsing an opinion, championing an opinion, pushing an opinion, backing an opinion, arguing for an opinion, defending an opinion, upholding an opinion, proposing an opinion, presenting an opinion, suggesting an opinion, putting forward an opinion, asserting an opinion, maintaining an opinion, espousing an opinion, favoring an opinion, advancing a perspective, promoting a perspective, advocating a perspective, supporting a perspective, endorsing a perspective, championing a perspective, pushing a perspective, backing a perspective, arguing for a perspective, defending a perspective, upholding a perspective [x]

upholding a perspective sustaining a stance, a viewpoint, defending a position, supporting a view, keeping a perspective, retaining a stance, holding a viewpoint, maintaining a position, adhering to a perspective, sticking to a stance, continuing a viewpoint, perpetuating a view, safeguarding a position, protecting a perspective, conserving a stance, upholding a view, sustaining a viewpoint, preserving a stance, defending a perspective, supporting a position, keeping a view, retaining a perspective, holding a stance, maintaining a view, adhering to a viewpoint, sticking to a perspective, continuing a stance, perpetuating a viewpoint, safeguarding a stance, protecting a view, conserving a perspective, upholding a position, sustaining a view, preserving a perspective, defending a stance, supporting a viewpoint, keeping a stance, retaining a view, holding a perspective, maintaining a stance, adhering to a view, sticking to a viewpoint, continuing a perspective, perpetuating a stance, safeguarding a viewpoint, protecting a stance, conserving a view [x]