persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Refuse to get caught in someone’s drama or persuasive tactics to throw you off track.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The insights are persuasive, but the language is decidedly unlovely.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The insights are persuasive, but the language is decidedly unlovely.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for persuasive
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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