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

Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

While the humanoid robotics industry has a long way to go, the potential market opportunity has led to Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubling down on robotics, converting EV production lines at the company's Fremont factory to make Optimus humanoid robots. — Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Arango was 4 of 5 on converting break points and won 71% of her first-serve points. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Josie Beecher-Crotty, Elgin’s communications and engagement manager, said in a statement that the project, which involved converting an older industrial building into an entertainment venue, required various improvements to meet safety standards. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Internships are converting to full-time offers at the lowest rate in five years. — Dana Stephenson, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026

The issue for the Heat is spacing, not necessarily 3-point shooting, of which the Heat have many players capable of converting. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

That’s converting a loss into an erasure, and erasures are much cheaper to correct than silent errors. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

So Price, along with other OU Health staff, decided to host the wedding and reception at the hospital, converting the chapel into a ceremony venue and an outdoor garden area into the perfect setting for a wedding reception. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026