persuasive

per·sua·sive

adjective \-ˈswā-siv, -ziv\

: able to cause people to do or believe something : able to persuade people

Full Definition of PERSUASIVE

:  tending to persuade

— per·sua·sive·ly adverb

— per·sua·sive·ness noun

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Examples of PERSUASIVE

1. We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
2. <a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system>

First Known Use of PERSUASIVE

15th century

Related to PERSUASIVE

Synonyms

compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, cogent, satisfying, strong, telling

Antonyms

inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive

Related Words

authoritative, definitive; sound, valid, well-founded; important, significant, weighty; material, pertinent, relevant

Near Antonyms

groundless, invalid, shaky, unfounded, unsound; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; immaterial, irrelevant; feeble, weak

Rhymes with PERSUASIVE

abrasive, assuasive, corrasive, dissuasive, embracive, evasive, pervasive