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Synonyms for persuade
pərˈsweɪd
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Princeton's WordNet
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, containpersuade(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!"
Wiktionary
persuade(verb)
Synonyms:
convinceAntonyms:
dissuadepersuade(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:
convinceAntonyms:
dissuadepersuade(verb)
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
persuade(v. a.)
Synonyms:
induce, influence, lead, incite, impel, actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring roundpersuade(v. a.)
Synonyms:
convince, satisfy by proof or evidence
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
persuade(v)
Synonyms:
induce
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "persuade":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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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?
Their choices and investments are noticeable, they're making a full court press across the board to reach, persuade and mobilize Latinx voters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for persuade
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- أقنعArabic
- запэ́ўніваць, запэ́ўніцьBelarusian
- убеждавамBulgarian
- persuadirCatalan, Valencian
- přesvědčitCzech
- overbeviseDanish
- überreden, gewinnenGerman
- konvinkiEsperanto
- persuadirSpanish
- وادار کردنPersian
- vakuuttaa, taivuttaaFinnish
- persuaderFrench
- iompaichScottish Gaelic
- שכנעHebrew
- राज़ी करनाHindi
- rábeszélHungarian
- persuadereItalian
- 説得, 説くJapanese
- 설득하다Korean
- persuādeōLatin
- whakapakepakeMāori
- overhalen, overreden, persuaderen, overtuigenDutch
- overtaleNorwegian
- persuadirPortuguese
- convingeRomanian
- уговорить, убеждать, убедить, уговариватьRussian
- prepríčatiSlovene
- övertygaSwedish
- சம்மதிக்கTamil
- ikna etmekTurkish
- قائل کرناUrdu
- thuyết phụcVietnamese
- 說服Chinese
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