persuasible

Definition of persuasiblenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasible
Adjective
  • Rock and pop are often unsophisticated, or downright dumb.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Many are installed with minimal security by unsophisticated users who fail to set up passwords or install security patches.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The electronic poll books were unaffected by the flood and didn’t need to be replaced.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Such data could yield a more precise way to measure lightning power unaffected by obscuring clouds.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Yet more than 40 years later, its wisdom on the mental side of running remains surprisingly durable and malleable, applicable to almost any life practice.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Most commonly used during cooking and baking, as well as covering items for storage, aluminum foil is a malleable sheet of metal that's made by rolling elements together.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • That focusing on strengths, such as literature, humor, music and resilience, is a way of instilling confidence, honor and hope for the future, especially in impressionable youth.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • For Meta, not forcing beauty filters on impressionable tweens is a solution.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In this extraordinary moment, we're reminded that wisdom often comes in the smallest whispers, and true courage lies in following where we're led with childlike trust.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Bizarrely childlike, full of wonder.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Mullin will also face congressional Democrats’ wrath as lawmakers on Capitol Hill have already begun to investigate DHS for the massive contracts to individuals and companies that were inexperienced, had connections to Noem’s staff, or contained other irregularities.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Schaeffer won over most of the Rockies players quickly, but, fielding a young, inexperienced team, Colorado limped toward the finish line, going 4-21 in September.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Adjective
  • But Iran is absolutely not as persuadable as Venezuela has been so far.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
  • If there had been a briefing, if there had been full disclosure of the state of negotiations or an assessment of Iran's nuclear program, would Democrats have been persuadable to support military action?
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Persuasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasible. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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