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persuasion
Synonyms and Antonyms of persuasion
- the suffragists' gradual persuasion of the American people that voting rights had to be extended to women
- debating theology with someone of a different persuasion
- He's of the persuasion that everything that happens in this world is part of a divine plan.
assumption, presumption, presupposition
conclusion, decision, determination
deliverance, estimate, estimation
concept, conception, idea, thought
comment, observation, reflection, remark
conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory
advice, input, recommendation, suggestion
angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint
- There was an inherent persuasion in his sonorous voice that made listeners put aside any misgivings about his message.
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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