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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. persuade(verb)

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

2. persuade(verb)

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

3. persuade(verb)

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)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(0.00 / 0 votes)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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   convince, convincea, convincing, lobby

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