converted

verb

past tense of convert
1
as in influenced
to persuade to change to one's religious faith young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people

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2
as in transformed
to change in form, appearance, or use the old factory was converted into an apartment building

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3
as in persuaded
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted

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4
as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right the bailee converted the goods to his own use

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Recent Examples of converted The Sun Devils converted three third downs on their first scoring drive, which ended with Omarion Miller’s 20-yard touchdown catch. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Against Liberty, however, that strength disappeared as the Flames converted all seven red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026 Martin Connington converted field-goal tries of 34, 42 and 27 yards but missed a 26-yarder. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026 Sometimes the Explorer Lounge is converted into a movie theater - always fun watching a film on a big screen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026 It can be converted into a crossbody, too, for hands-free carrying. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026 The Packers, on the other hand, converted their lone turnover, a deflected Bryce Young pass, into a touchdown. — Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Through imposing guilt by association and collective punishments, the North Korean state has spent decades attenuating the relationships through which private anger might be converted into collective action. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 He is said to have been martyred by flaying and beheading at the command of the Armenian king Astyages after Bartholomew converted the king’s brother. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
  1. influenced
  2. transformed
  3. persuaded
  4. seized
  5. propagated
  6. convinced
  7. confiscated
  8. proselytized
Verb
  • Longer-term interest rates are set by the bond market but can also be influenced by Fed decisions.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Fed’s decision may also have been influenced, at least somewhat, by the upcoming election.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of influenced
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  • What was originally designed as an experiment has succeeded and transformed the land into a birding destination featuring more than 220 bird species and 63 butterfly species.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past few years, astrophysicists have transformed our understanding of the interstellar medium.
    — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of transformed
Verb
  • Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The missions never fully persuaded shippers that these waterways were safe—especially the Red Sea—or prevented Iran and the Houthis from eventually returning to their efforts to exploit the chokepoints.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuaded
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  • Authorities also blocked all of the paper’s online platforms, seized its printing house and revoked its media registration.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Italian authorities seized the sailboats, and the activists were reported to prosecutors for allegedly disrupting a public service.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of seized
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  • View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of propagated
Verb
  • Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • This came soon after Christie Brinkley styled leg-lengthening bootcut jeans for the red carpet, which convinced me to swap my baggy pairs for sleek lookalikes.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of convinced
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  • Despite the freezing temperatures, agents confiscated the migrants’ coats and refused to give them blankets.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The roughly 3-inch pocket knife was confiscated by authorities, Manfre said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of confiscated
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  • The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of proselytized

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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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