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

Nevertheless, Baron Cohen persuades real politicians, including Gingrich and Congressman Andy Harris, to condemn the fake cartel leader. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

Fielder persuades Holmes to watch it for the first time, on a laptop in the couple’s bed. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

While posing artfully in the store’s shop window, Klara catches the eye of Josie (Mia Tharia), who persuades her mother Chrissie (Amy Adams) to buy her as a companion. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Text-message codes can be vulnerable when an attacker persuades a mobile carrier to transfer a victim’s number to the attacker’s phone. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Mark is reluctant to put up their impressive Westside home as loan collateral, but Sam persuades him that the risk will pay off and the election is all but sewn up. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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

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