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

Inserra also paid Schlenhardt a compliment that was gasp-inducing in itself. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

While movies may show an inheritance where someone goes from rags to riches, in reality, most folks end up with physical items rather than a luxury-inducing windfall. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

The director is one of the most exciting filmmakers today, known for his structurally and tonally audacious—and also genuinely fear-inducing and hilarious—movies. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

That night, King was plagued with a sweat-inducing nightmare about his young son. — Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026

Keely is having none of those front-wedgie-inducing underwears. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Officials are betting, the gamification strategy – using a points system to track the habit for a modest reward – and a sense of public participation can help to restore a habit being fast replaced by brain rot-inducing doomscrolling. — Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

And when the loan sharks come calling, his barely-a-business plan starts crumbling in wince-inducing fashion. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026

Two seasons ago, Newcastle’s front six was predictable — but also fear-inducing. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026