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

Selling appreciated investments, converting retirement accounts, purchasing business assets, changing entity structures or planning charitable gifts can influence taxes for decades. — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Aurora said that converting certain areas to more drought-tolerant landscaping is one of the many steps the city is taking to model a good use of community resources. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 July 2026

His hot stretch coincides with recent struggles by Alex Lange, who has a 1-2 record while converting 3-of-6 save chances in July. — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The Atlanta City Council voted 11-1 to direct the Department of Aviation to commission a study to look at the possibility of converting to the private security model, Fox 5 Atlanta reported in May. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Turning forecasts into warnings The University of Wyoming’s contribution will include converting large-scale forecasts into higher-resolution information that can be more relevant at the regional level. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Some building owners are looking at converting the office space into housing or hotels. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Parks is also considering converting the newsstands at Grand Army Plaza and near the Callahan-Kelly playground in East New York. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026

The instinct has been to convert that leverage into export bans; the real challenge is converting it into industry. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 17 July 2026