Synonyms and antonyms of To persuade someone to tell you something in British Thesaurus

squeeze out ()

to make someone tell you something even though they do not want to

force out of ()

to force someone to tell you something

drag out of ()

to force or persuade someone to tell you something when they do not want to

worm out of ()

to gradually get information from someone who does not want to give it to you

draw out ()

to encourage someone to talk more by making them feel more relaxed and confident

fish (verb)

to try to make someone tell you something, without asking them directly

draw (verb)

to persuade someone to tell you something

beat out ()

to make someone tell you something by hitting them

loosen someone’s tongue ()

to make someone more willing to talk about something

winkle out ()

to get something such as information from someone when they did not intend to give it to you

coax something out of someone ()

to gently persuade someone to tell or give you something

prise out of ()

to persuade someone to tell you a secret, with difficulty