persuasible

adjective

Definition of persuasiblenext
as in unsophisticated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasible
  1. unsophisticated
  2. unaffected
  3. malleable
  4. impressionable
  5. childlike
  6. inexperienced
  7. simpleminded
  8. persuadable
Adjective
  • Sophisticated scams The days of thinking of scammers as unsophisticated, disjointed actors are over in 2026, according to Yoon.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Phishing remains one of the most effective means of gaining access to accounts, despite the relatively unsophisticated technical prowess required.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of unsophisticated
Adjective
  • But millions of pounds unrefrigerated food, mostly meat and seafood, remain in the western freezer, which was unaffected by the blaze.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Owners who generated their seed with at least 50 private dice rolls, or who used a strong passphrase, were unaffected.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unaffected
Adjective
  • Battered metal is as crucial to his kit as conventional drum sounds, and even his tonal elements feel as malleable as wrung-out sponges or wet lumps of clay.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
  • So Garnacho, who has experience playing off the right under Erik ten Hag, is suitably versatile and young enough to remain malleable.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of malleable
Adjective
  • He was captivated by both versions as an impressionable kid under the age of 10.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • This piece of Florida’s war on woke clamped down on speaking the wrong words in college and university classrooms, particularly about race and color, lest impressionable ears catch wind of an opinion not their own.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of impressionable
Adjective
  • Pops seem to burst all around me, childlike and surreal, bubbles breaking.
    — Margrét Ann Thors, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But the film overflows with childlike wonder, a comic-strip dream of girls next door and nerdy weirdoes growing muscles with puberty.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of childlike
Adjective
  • His successor is inexperienced Indiana transfer Alberto Mendoza.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Prongos is still understandably inexperienced in several areas and needs to get stronger.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of inexperienced
Adjective
  • Championship rings are not used as a measuring stick only by overcaffeinated fans and simpleminded columnists and talk-show hosts.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Definition of simpleminded
Adjective
  • Match voter files and geographic data with CTV platforms to prioritize persuadable voters, low-propensity voters and key districts.
    — Kris Qiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The actual number of persuadable voters is very small.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of persuadable
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“Persuasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasible. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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