persuadable

Definition of persuadablenext

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Recent Examples of persuadable If there had been a briefing, if there had been full disclosure of the state of negotiations or an assessment of Iran's nuclear program, would Democrats have been persuadable to support military action? CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 But are there still persuadable moderates out there? Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Would Democrats be better served by running more moderate candidates to court persuadable swing voters? Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 The steady drumbeat of imagery out of Minnesota is persuading the last few persuadable voters that this deportation campaign has gone too far. Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for persuadable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuadable
Adjective
  • Initially, Giles doesn’t tell Buffy and the Scoobies about any of this, preferring to conceal his rebellious youth from the impressionable youngsters.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • And the most impressionable fans among his multigenerational audience are those too young to be totally engulfed by it.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • The hillbilly is portrayed as ignorant, uneducated, and unsophisticated; they are often depicted as being unkempt in appearance, perhaps noticeably dirty or walking around barefoot.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • This handed unsophisticated attackers a preview of what’s coming.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Pewter is a malleable metal made mostly of tin.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Relaunched as a malleable productivity tool in 2016, the app got its first million users by 2019.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The subtext beneath that statement is that Syd recognizes why Tina might be loath to take orders from a boss who is younger and, relative to Carmy, inexperienced in the business.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Army investigations have repeatedly pointed to the same factors contributing to fatal training incidents including sleep deprivation, inadequate training and inexperienced leaders supervising high-risk exercises.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • And that childlike joy led Jim to some of his best ideas.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • The android has a sunny outlook and a childlike wonder about the humans around her, with Ortega describing her as being on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Wednesday Addams.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Adjective
  • My sincere hope is that Proper, who faces life in prison along with the others arrested, will eventually come to his senses and thank his mother for her courage and sense of duty.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Most people who hold luxury beliefs are sincere.
    Rob Henderson, Washington Post, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026

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“Persuadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuadable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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