Synonyms of persuading

persuading 1 of 2

noun

as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action

no amount of persuading could make her change her mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convincing
• conversion
• persuasion
• inducement
• inducing
• suasion
• coaxing
• lobbying
• pressuring
• seduction
• influencing
• urging
• prompting
• wheedling
• cajolery
• exhortation
• entreaty
• tempting
• swaying
• blandishment
• cajolement
• brainwashing
• overpersuasion

persuading

2 of 2

verb

present participle of persuade

as in satisfying

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

• convincing
• satisfying
• bringing
• getting
• urging
• inducing
• converting
• attracting
• arguing
• gaining
• moving
• coaxing
• talking (into)
• prevailing (on or upon)
• winning (over)
• prompting
• cajoling
• seducing
• exhorting
• luring
• entreating
• influencing
• bringing around
• enticing
• tempting
• wheedling
• selling
• swaying
• interesting
• discussing
• brainwashing
• alluring
• inclining
• beguiling
• debating
• conversing
• snowing
• leading on
• drawing
• overpersuading
• fast-talking
• blandishing
• disputing
• blarneying
• reasoning (with)
• hashing (over)
• mooting
• chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterring
• discouraging
• dissuading
• unselling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persuading

Noun

Technical knowledge can be taught and examined but the skills Freebairn values most, such as influencing, persuading, and negotiating, cannot. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

In reality, Blanding says, her sister didn’t need much persuading. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Goode needed no persuading about the beauty of animals like New Caledonian geckos, African bush vipers, Caribbean rock iguanas, and similar Cyclura. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Bisegna, who is 17 and more soft-spoken, took a little persuading. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026

The 70-year-old was explaining how the revival came about through years-long persuading of Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Linwood Boomer. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026

Each distortion is what happens when the body does the persuading, and the ideas are just the wardrobe. — Alexis Coe, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026

But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025

In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading). — Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

And Michael was obviously the most on my case, and there was no persuading him otherwise. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

But the virus's spread exposes declining vaccination rates, eroding trust in health institutions and growing challenges in persuading people to protect themselves, their children and their communities, experts said. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

The piece suggests the ad was aimed less at persuading undecided voters than at energizing the Republican base. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

The trick involves persuading electrons to abandon their individuality and form quantum partnerships known as Cooper pairs. — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

His was a central voice in persuading the fair to open in Miami Beach in the first place. — Brian Boucher For Artnet News, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Risk of staying home For Bass and Raman, the challenge may be less about persuading Pratt’s supporters to switch sides than giving them a reason to vote at all. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

The company’s reputation was built partly on persuading audiences to take chances on inexpensive, surprising horror outings — often with little more than a compelling premise to go on. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026