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

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

Araghchi questioned whether the latest military exchange was meant to pressure Iran into a peace deal or the result of someone persuading the president of the United States (POTUS) to extend the conflict. —Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026

Mitchell’s greatest achievement was persuading Congress that effects — not intent — must be the legal standard, because intent can always be disguised. —Alvin C. Hathaway Sr, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026

Criminals develop fake friendships or romantic relationships with victims over time, eventually persuading them to deposit funds into bogus cryptocurrency investment platforms. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Elections become less about persuading voters and more about configuring the electorate. —Dan Daley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

The artistic genius behind it, or persuading a collector at Art Basel Miami Beach to pay up to $150,000 for a banana duct-taped to a wall? —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026

Elections become less about persuading voters and more about configuring the electorate. —Dan Daley, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026

If the case is good, the administration should have a relatively easy time getting the requisite approvals and persuading Congress not only to sign off on the idea but to allocate funding for it—especially with Republicans in control of both chambers. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

My hero Carol Loomis provided a great service in persuading her pal to share what become justly honored as the Buffett Indicator with all of us. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026