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Synonyms for persuade
pərˈsweɪdper·suade
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Wiktionary
persuadeverb
Synonyms:
convinceAntonyms:
dissuadepersuadeverb
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.
That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
Synonyms:
convinceAntonyms:
dissuadepersuadeverb
To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
Synonyms:
convinceAntonyms:
dissuade
English Synonyms and Antonyms
persuade
Of these words convince alone has no direct reference to moving the will, denoting an effect upon the understanding only; one may be convinced of his duty without doing it, or he may be convinced of truth that has no manifest connection with duty or action, as of a mathematical proposition. To persuade is to bring the will of another to a desired decision by some influence exerted upon it short of compulsion; one may be convinced that the earth is round; he may be persuaded to travel round it; but persuasion is so largely dependent upon conviction that it is commonly held to be the orator's work first to convince in order that he may persuade. Coax is a slighter word than persuade, seeking the same end by shallower methods, largely by appeal to personal feeling, with or without success; as, a child coaxes a parent to buy him a toy. One may be brought over, induced, or prevailed upon by means not properly included in persuasion, as by bribery or intimidation; he is won over chiefly by personal influence. Compare INFLUENCE.
Synonyms:
allure, bring over, coax, convince, dispose, entice, impel, incite, incline, induce, influence, lead, move, prevail on, prevail upon, urge, win overAntonyms:
deter, discourage, dissuade, hinder, hold back, repel, restrain
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
carry, persuade, swayverb
win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
Synonyms:
rock, express, channel, post, transport, pack, convey, sway, swing, acquit, hold, deport, impart, gestate, expect, dribble, shake, extend, run, have a bun in the oven, transmit, take, carry, stock, conduct, comport, bear, behave, stockpile, containpersuadeverb
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
persuadeverb
Synonyms:
induce, influence, lead, incite, impel, actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring roundpersuadeverb
Synonyms:
convince, satisfy by proof or evidence
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
persuadeverb
Synonyms:
induce
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#137 | post | |
#246 | take | |
#434 | stock | |
#672 | run | |
#836 | rock | |
#1142 | move | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1193 | channel | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1365 | express | |
#1570 | pack | |
#1747 | transport | |
#2323 | expect | |
#2412 | carry | |
#2490 | bear | |
#2645 | conduct | |
#2700 | contain | |
#2943 | influence | |
#4532 | extend | |
#5162 | swing | |
#8106 | lobby | |
#8150 | shake | |
#9616 | transmit | |
#9811 | urge | |
#11659 | convince | |
#12977 | convey | |
#13337 | behave | |
#14129 | induce | |
#14224 | convincing | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#17882 | persuade | |
#20466 | sway | |
#22630 | allure | |
#24461 | coax | |
#27916 | incline | |
#32596 | impart | |
#34213 | stockpile | |
#36441 | entice | |
#42683 | incite | |
#50992 | dribble | |
#57767 | deport | |
#80642 | comport | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#108145 | impel | |
#267080 | gestate |
How to use persuade in a sentence?
I’m hopeful that a strong vote can persuade the White House that there’s a better approach to that issue so you’re not punishing the troops for something that is totally unrelated.
We have not done anything yet but it is top of our agenda to sit down and decide whether the baby has been thrown out with the bath water, when you list all the problems, you do wonder how this system is ever going to recover properly. But we do need a functioning banking system, and one or two valuations are starting to look appealing enough to persuade us to ride out the uncertainty.
There will be, I think, substantial evidence that really demonstrates the coordination and the planning and the effort, despite the fact that they understood that Donald Trump lost the election and even once the insurrection began and the violence began, there were ongoing efforts to persuade the former President to stop the violence and call on folks to go home, and Donald Trump refused to do it.
Deterrence is a key here, as Xi looks at what's happening in Ukraine, [ United States's asking, ]' Is it worth it ?' And we have to persuade United States that it's not.
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince:
...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.
Translations for persuade
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- أقنعArabic
- запэ́ўніваць, запэ́ўніцьBelarusian
- убеждавамBulgarian
- persuadirCatalan, Valencian
- přesvědčitCzech
- overbeviseDanish
- gewinnen, überredenGerman
- konvinkiEsperanto
- persuadirSpanish
- وادار کردنPersian
- taivuttaa, vakuuttaaFinnish
- persuaderFrench
- iompaichScottish Gaelic
- שכנעHebrew
- राज़ी करनाHindi
- rábeszélHungarian
- persuadereItalian
- 説く, 説得Japanese
- 설득하다Korean
- persuādeōLatin
- whakapakepakeMāori
- persuaderen, overtuigen, overreden, overhalenDutch
- overtaleNorwegian
- persuadirPortuguese
- convingeRomanian
- уговорить, уговаривать, убедить, убеждатьRussian
- prepríčatiSlovene
- övertygaSwedish
- சம்மதிக்கTamil
- ikna etmekTurkish
- قائل کرناUrdu
- thuyết phụcVietnamese
- 說服Chinese
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