PREVAILED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

prevailed (on or upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (on or upon)

as in convinced

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests we prevailed on him to sing in front of all his friends

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For another, the pandemic-era shift to remote work almost certainly convinced companies that some positions needn’t be filled at all.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Fariala was convinced that the young man was the right person to play the lead role.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of convinced

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But Ormund’s real secret weapon is Ulf, who has suffered enough indignity at the hands of the Blacks, or so he’s been persuaded.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
The kingdom must be persuaded to accept the full scope of IAEA safeguards, including the intrusive inspections required by the Additional Protocol.

— Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

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The nature of Robert Carradine’s death is the subject of a new lawsuit brought against the University of California, Los Angeles by the actor’s family.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

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