Synonyms for CONVINCE
kənˈvɪnscon·vince

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.9 / 13 votes

1. convinceverb

   Synonyms:
   persuade, convert, assure, satisfy, win over

2. convinceverb

   To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, persuade, win over, assure, convert

3. convinceverb

   To overcome, conquer, vanquish.

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, win over, convert, persuade, assure

4. convinceverb

   To confute (someone); to prove (someone) wrong; to overcome (someone) in argument.

   Synonyms:
   convert, satisfy, assure, win over, persuade

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 7 votes

1. convince

   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, dispose, entice, impel, incite, incline, induce, influence, lead, move, persuade, prevail on, prevail upon, urge, win over

   Antonyms:
   deter, discourage, dissuade, hinder, hold back, repel, restrain

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.9 / 10 votes

1. convince

   Synonyms:
   persuade, enlighten, inoculate, indoctrinate

   Antonyms:
   misguide, mislead, misadvise, mystify, puzzle, perplex, mispersuade, unsettle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. convert, win over, convinceverb

   make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

   "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

   Synonyms:
   convert, change, convince, change over, exchange, commute, win over

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. convinceverb

   Synonyms:
   satisfy (by proof or evidence), persuade

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "convince":

   persuade, satisfy, convincing, reassure, assure

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How to use CONVINCE in a sentence?

1. Bruce Reed:

   At his farewell, Ron said she failed to convince him to buy a new suit – but my family is forever grateful Remi talked me into it.

2. Jake Tapper:

   Republican leaders need to acknowledge the reality of the situation. They need to intervene, they need to convince President Trump to defer to the experts and focus on the needs of not President Trump ego but the sick and the dying and the people trying to care for them.

3. Denis Volkov:

   You are asked by the state, and in exchange it takes care of you and provides you with financial prosperity, it is a delicate game. They won’t force you but will persuade you, convince and give recommendations.

4. Dimitris Avramopoulos:

   Populists are exploiting the migration issue and they try to convince us that we have not done the right thing.

5. Michel Platini:

   I know what is his strategy, his strategy is to bring all the congresses, to have some speakers in the room, to convince ... the most to vote for him, and then at the end he will say, 'Look at the democracy. Democracy of the most numbers, they will say that I have to stay. And I will stay. '.