Synonyms of persuaded

persuaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in convinced

Related Words

• convinced
• influenced
• swayed
• predisposed
• colored
• interested
• prepossessed
• distorted
• warped
• shaded
• misrepresented
• concerned
• affected
• hostile
• inimical
• biased
• jaundiced
• partisan
• unfriendly
• prejudiced
• partial
• unsympathetic
• one-sided
• parti pris

Dissimilar Words

• disinterested
• equal
• open
• fair
• reasonable
• impartial
• neutral
• receptive
• objective
• equitable
• unbiased
• unprejudiced
• just
• honest
• evenhanded
• independent
• nonpartisan
• open-minded
• autonomous
• bipartisan
• persuasible
• detached
• distant
• aloof
• dispassionate
• indifferent
• cold
• remote
• unconcerned
• impersonal
• uninterested
• hardheaded
• apathetic
• unemotional
• unenthusiastic
• incurious
• uncurious

persuaded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of persuade

as in satisfied

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

she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead

he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convinced
• satisfied
• brought
• urged
• got
• induced
• argued
• converted
• attracted
• moved
• gained
• prevailed (on or upon)
• won (over)
• coaxed
• talked (into)
• brought around
• prompted
• tempted
• seduced
• enticed
• exhorted
• cajoled
• lured
• entreated
• wheedled
• sold
• inclined
• influenced
• interested
• swayed
• beguiled
• allured
• discussed
• brainwashed
• led on
• snowed
• overpersuaded
• debated
• conversed
• blandished
• mooted
• fast-talked
• disputed
• blarneyed
• drew
• reasoned (with)
• chewed over
• hashed (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• unsold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persuaded

Verb

Sand has already persuaded enough Iowans to try on a different political label, which is a big get, in and of itself. — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Shimamura persuaded a producer, Shūji Abe, to put up enough money for preproduction, and Yamazaki to begin scouting locations and even holding auditions in Australia. — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Mackenzie had persuaded followers to abandon their homes and move to Shakahola Forest, in eastern Kenya, promising that fasting there would bring them closer to God and prepare them for heaven. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Woods said the defeat suggested voters weren’t persuaded by that argument. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026

In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Carson didn’t answer her phone right away, silencing it until her husband persuaded her to call back. — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Alas, voter mistrust of Springfield politicians was so high that a majority of voters proved unable to be persuaded that fiscal discipline — not a restrictive constitutional amendment — was the right solution. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Predicting the costs How cities full of rational, educated, financially prudent people get sucked in, how we’re persuaded to put aside concerns about being stuck with a massive bill and just surrender to the spectacle. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026