INFLUENCING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in swaying

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verb

present participle of influence

as in affecting

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies

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Recent Examples of influencing

Noun

Once dismissed as a side hustle or vanity career, social media influencing has rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative—and measurable—jobs in the modern economy. —

Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Careers involving children, healing, cooking, interior design, real estate, food content, wellness, and lifestyle influencing thrive. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025 Since then, her career has expanded far beyond the brand, evolving into styling, influencing, and creative direction. —

Mecca Pryor, Essence, 22 Dec. 2025 While some parents, like Ring, are first to introduce these brands to their children, studies suggest parents aren’t the ones doing the majority of the influencing. —

Amanda Green, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025 My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media. —

Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The pandemic also pushed Afi Maita to launch her own business, both in fashion styling and influencing. —

Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025 Miller, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a federal official and two counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening a family member, the DOJ said. —

Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 May 2025

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Tasul later helped researchers understand how climate change is influencing the diets of wild polar bears and assisted with testing tracking equipment by wearing a specialized collar that helped improve the accuracy of devices used on wild populations. —

Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 Tasul contributed by helping researchers understand how climate change is influencing the diets of wild polar bears and assisted with testing tracking equipment by wearing a specialized collar that helped improve the accuracy of devices used on wild populations. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the Smiths’ songs keep bubbling up into pop culture, soundtracking films about giant robots (2018’s Bumblebee) and hitmen (2023’s The Killer) and influencing generations of bands. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026 Tasul contributed by helping researchers understand how climate change is influencing the diets of wild polar bears. —

Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 Rather than influencing affairs through pressure tactics, Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management intends to lead a structural recapitalization, buying more shares, putting allies on the board, and re-listing the company in New York while existing management operates the company. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, known as the AMOC, functions like a vast conveyor belt, transporting heat, salt and freshwater through the ocean and influencing climate, weather and sea levels around the planet. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 Our cinema is influencing the world. —

Ayushmann Khurrana, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 The setup is complicated, with leftover storms from earlier in the day influencing where new storms form. —

Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for influencing

Noun

There’s an ever present sense of the air moving, seen in the grass swaying and the smoke drifting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
While Kesteloo is used to traveling at sea, the rocking and swaying of the boat might affect you differently.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026