Synonyms of converting

converting

verb

present participle of convert

1

as in influencing

to persuade to change to one's religious faith

young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influencing
• propagating
• proselytizing
• proselyting
• missionizing
• brainwashing
• swaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissuading
• secularizing

2

as in transforming

to change in form, appearance, or use

the old factory was converted into an apartment building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transforming
• transmuting
• remodeling
• replacing
• reworking
• transposing
• metamorphosing
• transfiguring
• adjusting
• modifying
• altering
• redesigning
• transubstantiating
• alchemizing
• recasting
• making over
• redefining
• revising
• refashioning
• remaking
• mutating
• reengineering
• redoing
• supplanting
• deforming
• distorting
• regenerating
• revamping
• substituting
• disfiguring
• varying
• transmogrifying
• displacing

3

as in persuading

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persuading
• convincing
• bringing
• satisfying
• getting
• inducing
• moving
• gaining
• attracting
• urging
• talking (into)
• arguing
• winning (over)
• prevailing (on or upon)
• coaxing
• selling
• seducing
• bringing around
• luring
• prompting
• exhorting
• enticing
• influencing
• entreating
• cajoling
• discussing
• tempting
• wheedling
• swaying
• interesting
• drawing
• inclining
• conversing
• brainwashing
• blandishing
• debating
• leading on
• alluring
• snowing
• blarneying
• beguiling
• disputing
• overpersuading
• reasoning (with)
• fast-talking
• hashing (over)
• chewing over
• mooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterring
• discouraging
• dissuading
• unselling

4

as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

the bailee converted the goods to his own use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizing
• grabbing
• confiscating
• stealing
• claiming
• occupying
• usurping
• appropriating
• annexing
• commandeering
• invading
• preempting
• pirating
• assuming
• expropriating
• snatching
• arrogating
• attaching
• pressing
• taking over
• looting
• sequestering
• repossessing
• grasping
• impounding
• encroaching
• pillaging
• despoiling
• collaring
• misusing
• wrenching
• infringing
• wresting
• trespassing
• misapplying
• embezzling
• preoccupying
• misappropriating
• peculating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of converting

Feeling healthy now, Hubbard is taking his past adversity and converting it to fuel. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

But there is something healing about converting real-life tragedy into emotional spectacle. — Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The Americans were constantly pounding the ball inside and converting turnovers into easy layups. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Were treatment coordinators converting patients consistently? — Chris Suchánek, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

New England drive seemed to have stalled a multitude of time before converting on fourth down twice to keep moving down the field. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Artist and curator Fatima Laster opened the gallery in 2018 by converting the former Johnson-Goolsby Funeral Home. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Hotstar app users can download the new JioHotstar app and sign in with their existing Hotstar credentials, with their plan converting automatically to the matching JioHotstar tier. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026