Synonyms for persuade
pərˈsweɪd

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1. carry, persuade, sway(verb)

   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, contain

   Antonyms:
   dissuade, deter

2. persuade(verb)

   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!"

   Synonyms:
   carry, sway

   Antonyms:
   deter, dissuade

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1. persuade(verb)

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

2. persuade(verb)

   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:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

3. persuade(verb)

   To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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 over

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. persuade

   Synonyms:
   induce, influence, incline, convince, dispose, urge, allure, incite

   Antonyms:
   deter, disincline, indispose, mispersuade, misinduce, coerce, compel

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. persuade(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   induce, influence, lead, incite, impel, actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring round

2. persuade(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   convince, satisfy by proof or evidence

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. persuade(v)

   Synonyms:
   induce

PPDB, the paraphrase database(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "persuade":

   convince, convincea, convincing, lobby

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How to use persuade in a sentence?

1. Lorella Praeli:

   Their choices and investments are noticeable, they're making a full court press across the board to reach, persuade and mobilize Latinx voters.

2. Thich Nhat Hanh:

   When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

3. Bill Chandler:

   We stood vigil outside of the house for about five hours, iCE was trying to persuade Daniela to come out of the house. Of course, she refused. They went and got a search warrant. ... Then they decided to break into the house and confront her.

4. Starwood Chief Executive Thomas Mangas:

   They moved mountains to persuade our board. They moved quickly and were incredibly shrewd in how they worked with us to get a deal done quickly.

5. Marcus Aurelius:

   Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life -- there, if one must speak out, the real man.

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