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

The challenge is converting it into affordable products at scale, something China has become remarkably effective at doing. — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Importantly, Zuckerberg is clearly focused on converting costs into revenue as fast as possible. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Prices are rising everywhere, driven by a global craze to add protein to everything, but this isn’t converting to profits for Gulf food producers, who are grappling with higher costs because of the war. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The cryptocurrency industry wants to offer customers a return on holding stablecoins by converting the interest that stablecoin issuers earn from bonds and dollars backing those coins into a yield for customers. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

PredictiveFit instead uses product data already held by retailers, converting it into simulation-ready digital garments which can replicate weight, structure, drape and movement. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Porter responded with a 12-point third quarter, making three 3-pointers and converting one into a four-point play. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Oct. 2026

Power inverters are a key component for converting DC electricity from sources such as solar farms or long-term battery storage into AC electricity for the grid. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026

The Rams became the first team in NFL history to lose a game despite piling up more than 400 total yards, recording at least 30 first downs, scoring five touchdowns, converting at least 50% of their third downs and committing zero turnovers. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026