Cajole vs. Reluctant

Cajoleverb

(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.

Reluctantadjective

Opposing; offering resistance (to).

Cajoleverb

To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.

‘I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views.’;

Reluctantadjective

Not wanting to take some action; unwilling.

‘She was reluctant to lend him the money’;

Cajoleverb

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;

‘He palavered her into going along’;

Reluctantadjective

Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.

‘Reluctant, but in vain.’; ‘Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.’;

Reluctantadjective

Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.

Reluctantadjective

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;

‘a reluctant smile’; ‘loath to admit a mistake’; ‘unwilling to face facts’;

Reluctantadjective

unwilling to become involved;

‘they were usually reluctant to socialize’; ‘reluctant to help’;

Reluctantadjective

not eager;

‘foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways’; ‘fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him’; ‘reluctant to help’;