Synonyms for persuade
pərˈsweɪdper·suade

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1. persuadeverb

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

2. persuadeverb

   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. persuadeverb

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

   Synonyms:
   convince

   Antonyms:
   dissuade

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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

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1. persuade

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

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

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1. carry, persuade, swayverb

   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. persuadeverb

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Induce

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1. persuadeverb

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

2. persuadeverb

   Synonyms:
   convince, satisfy by proof or evidence

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1. persuadeverb

   Synonyms:
   induce

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1. List of paraphrases for "persuade":

   convince, convincea, convincing, lobby

Suggested Resources

1. Persuade

   Convince vs. Persuade -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Convince and Persuade.

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How to use persuade in a sentence?

1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.

2. John Bolton:

   He said he's open to a third summit, none has been scheduled, and some time may have to go by.  But he's prepared to engage again because he does think that the prospects for North Korea, which he's been trying to persuade Kim Jong Un to accept if they denuclearized, are really quite spectacular.

3. Brandon Minoff:

   They even have an army of my classmates trying to persuade other students that guns are unnecessary and should be illegal.

4. Nagisa Manabe:

   Really it started almost at the level of cold-calling, talking to people who really hadn't spoken to us in a long time, and really trying to persuade them to consider us as a very viable alternative in the shipping market.

5. 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.