persuadable

adjective

per·​suad·​able pər-ˈswā-də-bəl How to pronounce persuadable (audio)
Synonyms of persuadablenext
: capable of being persuaded

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But Iran is absolutely not as persuadable as Venezuela has been so far. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026 If there had been a briefing, if there had been full disclosure of the state of negotiations or an assessment of Iran's nuclear program, would Democrats have been persuadable to support military action? CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 Talarico believed that the persuadable middle, some twenty per cent of the electorate, was preponderantly young and Latino. Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Would Democrats be better served by running more moderate candidates to court persuadable swing voters? Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for persuadable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of persuadable was circa 1598

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“Persuadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuadable. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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