as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
the persuasiveness of her closing statement changed the minds of several jurors who had been leaning toward conviction
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Recent Examples of persuasiveness
The beauty and persuasiveness of Claude’s response to Marks alone may be cause for skepticism, because personalization is one of Claude’s core product features.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasiveness
Noun
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My father mobilized peaceful protest with rare effectiveness — and was met with state violence.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The fact that the barrels remain in an exceptional state of preservation speaks to the effectiveness of this 17th-century strategy to store lime long-term.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Three people were killed and a driver is suspected of driving under the influence after a crash shut down Napa County's Silverado Trail for hours on Saturday, authorities said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Iranian authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed in the Islamic Republic, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That Smith’s work remains little-known is all the more baffling considering the strength and depth of a retrospective now up at Keith de Lellis.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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His teammates often marvel at his strength both in the weight room and in team drills.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Persuasiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasiveness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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