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

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

Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

The missions never fully persuaded shippers that these waterways were safe—especially the Red Sea—or prevented Iran and the Houthis from eventually returning to their efforts to exploit the chokepoints. — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

The data tells us which voters have turned out, not for whom they have been persuaded to vote — to say nothing of how voters’ behaviors have shifted since the last election cycle. — Mary Beth Gahan, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

The man behind the screen messaged her day and night, sent convincing videos and eventually persuaded her to hand over thousands of dollars. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026