Synonyms for persuasive
pərˈsweɪ sɪv, -zɪvper·sua·sive

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1. persuasiveadjective

   intended or having the power to induce action or belief

   "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

   Antonyms:
   cautionary, discouraging, monitory, warning(a), exemplary, admonitory, dissuasive

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1. persuasiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   convincing, cogent, logical, valid, sound, weighty

2. persuasivenoun

   Synonyms:
   inducement, incitement

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1. persuasiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   persuasory

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1. List of paraphrases for "persuasive":

   convincing, compelling, cogent, persuasion, conclusive, unconvincing

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1. Bryan Stevenson:

   We are thrilled that Mr. Hinton will finally be released because he has unnecessarily spent years on Alabama's death row when evidence of his innocence was clearly presented, the refusal of state prosecutors to re-examine this case despite persuasive and reliable evidence of innocence is disappointing and troubling.

2. Dana Nessel:

   Michigan courts have held that federal precedent is highly persuasive when determining the contours of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act( ELCRA), and federal courts across the country -- including the U.S. Supreme Court in Bostock v Clayton Co -- have held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination, we intend to submit that all Michigan residents are entitled to protection under the law -- regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation -- in our appeal to this decision.

3. Philip Roth:

   It isn't that you subordinate your ideas to the force of the facts in autobiography but that you construct a sequence of stories to bind up the facts with a persuasive hypothesis that unravels your history's meaning.

4. Kensey Jones:

   I am so proud to see my students rise to the occasion and write amazing persuasive paragraphs through the eyes of one of their RACC dogs.

5. Jeff Melvoin:

   I've been over what I'm supposed to say and I've got to tell you, it's pretty persuasive stuff, but is it the whole truth It's a slice of truth, a morsel, a fraction. It's a piece of the pie, certainly not the whole enchilada, and now that I've been thinking about it, I don't think I could tell the whole truth about anything. That's a pretty heavy burden, because we all just view the world through this little piece of coke bottle. Is there such a thing as objective truth I wonder.