Synonyms of inducing

inducing 1 of 3

noun

as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action

after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convincing
• conversion
• persuasion
• persuading
• inducement
• suasion
• coaxing
• seduction
• lobbying
• influencing
• pressuring
• prompting
• cajolery
• wheedling
• urging
• entreaty
• exhortation
• swaying
• tempting
• blandishment
• cajolement
• brainwashing
• overpersuasion

inducing

2 of 3

adjective

as in provoking

Related Words

• provoking
• motivating
• inspiring
• motivational
• stimulating
• inciting
• inspirational
• moving
• provocative
• affecting
• instigating
• exciting
• activating
• motivative
• charged
• impressive
• stirring
• touching
• piquing
• triggering
• emotional
• instigative
• impactful
• energizing
• edgy
• quickening
• poignant
• vitalizing
• inflammatory
• galvanizing
• explosive
• incendiary
• fiery

Dissimilar Words

• subduing
• unemotional
• unimpressive
• unaffecting

inducing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of induce

1

as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

the medication induced labor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• causing
• creating
• generating
• bringing
• prompting
• producing
• doing
• spawning
• effecting
• yielding
• working
• invoking
• making
• catalyzing
• effectuating
• engendering
• occasioning
• bringing about
• breeding
• introducing
• resulting (in)
• promoting
• giving rise to
• encouraging
• translating (into)
• begetting
• drawing on
• initiating
• bringing on
• bringing forth
• establishing
• determining
• contributing (to)
• developing
• launching
• inaugurating
• instituting
• fostering
• deciding
• beginning
• starting
• enacting
• cultivating
• pioneering
• furthering
• founding
• rendering
• advancing
• nurturing
• forwarding
• conducing (to)
• setting
• setting up
• innovating
• fathering
• nourishing
• turning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• suppressing
• controlling
• crushing
• inhibiting
• stifling
• repressing
• subduing
• restraining
• smothering
• quelling
• checking
• dampening
• curbing
• quashing
• arresting
• retarding
• killing
• putting down
• destroying
• squashing
• squelching
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• quenching
• cracking down (on)
• liquidating
• demolishing
• clamping down (on)
• canning
• reining (in)
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

2

as in persuading

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

finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterring
• discouraging
• dissuading
• unselling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inducing

Noun

Angle collisions tend to be more violent and injury-inducing, said Charlie Jones, the deputy director of the transportation department. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

January Jones's wavy texture is hair envy-inducing. — Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026

The result is tender, humorous, and at times, tear-inducing. — Essence, 21 Oct. 2025

That feeling of suddenly being connected across the miles was as buzz-inducing as the beer. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

But nearly every cliche, no matter how eye-roll-inducing, is rooted somewhere in reality. — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2020

Adjective

This can result in further tests that are invasive, anxiety-inducing, and costly for people. — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026

Work in context is both more productive and less burnout-inducing. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

In the fifth and final season of The Boys, creator-showrunner Eric Kripke and his writers’ room had their work cut out for them, with a complex cast of characters’ arcs to wrap up, from the heartbreaking to the adrenaline-inducing and absurdly hilarious. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026

Some of the prices are shiver-inducing, but then this is Mayfair, and The Twenty Two is offering something different—something sexier and more fun, which might just be a marker point for the area’s future. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026

Most of this wouldn’t be so cringe-inducing, especially given the autobiographical nature of it all, if the film had ever established a better sense of who Kristen is outside of surfing and AJ. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026

The thought of doing so in such a short time frame can be stress-inducing. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026

For those looking for something more adrenaline-inducing, this Small Luxury Hotels of the World member is a quick five-minute drive to the slopes of Europe’s northernmost ski resort, Saariselkä Ski & Sport Resort. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

The limited animation, built around Xerox-style images of the characters with various frozen expressions, is a little headache-inducing. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

Verb

Marshall had been charged with defrauding his mother’s estate of millions by inducing her to change her will in his favor after her mental capacity had faded. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

The frame of this printer is rigid and stout to minimize error-inducing vibration during printing; HeyGears says layer positioning errors are no more than 2 microns. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

With so much change swirling, USF enters this fall with a hope-inducing schedule, one that doesn’t feature a single Power Four opponent. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

How weed is marketed to youth Earlier this month, Congress passed a funding bill that included a monthlong delay to a national ban on a swath of high-inducing hemp products. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Kinsky is more suited to De Zerbi’s style than Vicario, so expect to see lots of nerve-inducing passes under pressure from him and Tottenham’s centre-backs inside their own penalty area. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Duran mixed sinkers, sliders and fastballs, inducing swings on six of his 12 pitches and rarely allowing hitters to square him up. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Tennessee became the first state to ban weather modification and geoengineering in 2024 — terms that encompass a wide range of technologies aimed at cooling the Earth or inducing rain, most of which remain theoretical. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

But Snell avoided further damage by inducing Jordan Beck to fly out and Cole Carrigg to strike out. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026