Synonyms of persuades

persuades

verb

present tense third-person singular of persuade

as in convinces

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

• convinces
• satisfies
• brings
• gets
• induces
• urges
• argues
• attracts
• converts
• moves
• talks (into)
• coaxes
• wins (over)
• prevails (on or upon)
• gains
• entices
• tempts
• seduces
• brings around
• prompts
• exhorts
• entreats
• cajoles
• lures
• wheedles
• sells
• beguiles
• allures
• sways
• influences
• discusses
• leads on
• brainwashes
• snows
• draws
• interests
• inclines
• converses
• blandishes
• overpersuades
• fast-talks
• debates
• blarneys
• moots
• disputes
• reasons (with)
• hashes (over)
• chews over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• deters
• dissuades
• unsells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persuades

The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens). — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Nia persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cellphones into the regional prison. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

Despite the warning, Max persuades both the guide and the rest of the group to choose the red path instead. — Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 29 July 2026

The open question is whether Wednesday’s beat and share price jump is just a blip, or the catalyst that persuades investors to give the stock a more durable re-rating. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Carol persuades Clark to take out a life-insurance policy on her husband—an unusual request outside of a film noir, though not such a departure from the annals of heterosexuality, in which women have depended on men for security for millennia. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Your warmth persuades when details sparkle today. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026