Synonyms of brainwashed

brainwashed

verb

past tense of brainwash

as in convinced

to cause (someone) to think or believe something by using methods that make a person unable to think normally

Terrorists brainwashed the prisoners.

Does advertising brainwash children?

Related Words

• convinced
• satisfied
• influenced
• brought
• sold
• persuaded
• interested
• attracted
• induced
• enticed
• seduced
• converted
• lured
• got
• inculcated
• inclined
• swayed
• overpersuaded
• prevailed (on or upon)
• brought around
• talked (into)
• moved
• won (over)
• argued
• gained
• implanted
• instilled
• prompted
• cajoled
• urged
• coaxed
• exhorted
• tempted
• wheedled
• beguiled
• entreated
• enrooted
• allured
• blandished
• snowed
• led on
• blarneyed
• fast-talked
• drew

Dissimilar Words

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• unsold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brainwashed

Jake was being, if not brainwashed, certainly influenced by a male figure with some misogyny here. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Some of them are derelict minors who have been captured by the settler organizations, taken to outposts in the Palestinian territories, brainwashed, and taught to kill. — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026

How many people were brainwashed into showing up for a riot and then imprisoned for their actions over an idea that was never really theirs? — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026

People who vote for MAGA Republicans are mentally challenged and brainwashed. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

Society has brainwashed us for decades into bottling our emotions, saying less, not rocking the boat, and just carrying so much on our shoulders. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The siblings had been brainwashed, abused and groomed while growing up in a cult led by Bernie Hoffman, an apocalyptic preacher and false prophet known to the world as Tony Alamo. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

These young girls have been brainwashed by a political movement that exists to disenfranchise them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026

Bistline further claimed that Bateman brainwashed her and initially convinced her to lie to authorities during her first interview with authorities in 2023. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026