Synonyms for persuasion
pərˈsweɪ ʒənper·sua·sion

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1. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

2. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

3. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

4. persuasionnoun

   It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

5. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

6. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

7. persuasionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

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1. persuasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, resolution, resolve

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

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1. persuasion

   Synonyms:
   conviction, inducement, creed, belief, opinion

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1. persuasion, suasionnoun

   the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

   Synonyms:
   thought, view, opinion, suasion, sentiment

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

2. opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thoughtnoun

   a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

   "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

   Synonyms:
   idea, thinking, perspective, aspect, mentation, ruling, purview, cerebration, legal opinion, thought process, vista, view, survey, impression, thought, position, suasion, opinion, belief, prospect, scene, sentiment, panorama, eyeshot, horizon, judgment, judgement, sight, public opinion, notion, intellection, popular opinion, vox populi, feeling

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion

Matched Categories

1. • Belief

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1. persuasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   influence, inducement, incitement, suasion, bringing over

2. persuasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conviction, creed, belief, doctrine, tenet, dogma, way of thinking

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1. persuasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   inducement, suasion, incitement, creed, belief

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion, coercion, constraint

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1. List of paraphrases for "persuasion":

   suasion, persuasive, persuasiveness, conviction, belief, lobbying

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How to use persuasion in a sentence?

1. Zig Ziglar:

   The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

2. Doug Watts:

   He has a different standard of persuasion and proof. Nothing more, he questions (climate change) and cares about the environment.

3. Steven Davis:

   If you let everybody choose what they want to do, it looks like women and minority group members will spend less time on the worksite than men and white employees, people seem to like the workplace less when they are in a distinct minority. And it's not just about gender, race and ethnicity. It also shows up with respect to political persuasion, and religious beliefs.

4. Aeschylus:

   Of all the Gods, Death only craves not gifts: Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails; no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of Heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

5. Gavin Newsom:

   It's not a persuasion campaign. People are locked in. But the profound consequences -- particularly the leading candidate on the other side, Larry Elder -- people just need to take a close look.