Synonyms of convinces

convinces

verb

present tense third-person singular of convince

as in persuades

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persuades
• satisfies
• brings
• urges
• gets
• induces
• attracts
• argues
• coaxes
• moves
• converts
• entices
• prompts
• talks (into)
• tempts
• gains
• seduces
• wins (over)
• prevails (on or upon)
• brings around
• exhorts
• lures
• entreats
• cajoles
• sells
• wheedles
• sways
• beguiles
• allures
• influences
• discusses
• leads on
• interests
• draws
• brainwashes
• inclines
• snows
• converses
• blandishes
• debates
• fast-talks
• overpersuades
• disputes
• blarneys
• moots
• reasons (with)
• hashes (over)
• chews over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• deters
• dissuades
• unsells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convinces

Based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones, the film follows a small village fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who convinces a local basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to build her a husband out of wicker (Alexander Skarsgård). — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

These scenes are quite moving and well-played by Apa, who not only convinces us with that famous voice of Stewart’s but also his demeanor on screen and off. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

The immature eccentric initially has no plans to head back to the States, until Christy convinces him to stand tall and fight. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

This leads to an incredibly emotional scene where Charlie convinces Max to FaceTime the Charlie of this world, who’s away at college, to confirm that his crazy story of dimensional travel is true. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

There’s a real opportunity in the fourth episode to do something fun, or at least interesting, when Tyson convinces Russ to join him in smoking hallucinatory toad venom, but no flair or flourishes emerge. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Costner cited a scene in which Dunbar introduces the Lakota tribe to coffee and convinces them to partake by sweetening it heavily. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

ClickFix has spread quickly because the attacker convinces the victim to take the final action. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Patricia Jones Macklin, an election protection volunteer with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, said she’s seen little that convinces her that voter fraud is a common issue. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026