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persuasion
Synonyms and Antonyms of persuasion
1
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
2
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
3
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
assumption, presumption, presupposition
conclusion, decision, determination
deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation
concept, conception, idea, thought
comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark
conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory
advice, input, recommendation, suggestion
angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint
4
the capacity to persuade
Synonym Discussion of persuasion
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- each expert seemed to have a different opinion
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- very assertive in stating his views
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- a firm belief in her party's platform
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- the conviction that animal life is as sacred as human
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- was of the persuasion that everything changes
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- her feminist sentiments are well-known
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