Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

COAX

Dissuade

The most appropriate antonym of the word coax is dissuade.

• Coax means "to persuade or urge someone to do something by gentle persuasion or flattery."
• Dissuade means "to urge or advise someone not to do something."

The other words do not have the same meaning as dissuade.

• Ploy means "a cunning or artful plan or stratagem."
• Moribund means "in a state of decline or decay; dying."
• Conservative means "holding to traditional values and cautious about change."