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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Deco had previously monitored names such as Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush, but none of them fully convinced all of the club’s decision-makers.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
These women can become depressed, isolated, paranoid — convinced their thinning hair is all other people see.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of convinced

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Stuart Evey, who oversaw who oversaw Getty Oil’s investments outside its core oil business, persuaded the company's board to invest $10 million for an 85% stake.

— Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Last summer, Curtis persuaded them to join Citizen Historians, a grassroots effort to monitor Smithsonian exhibitions for political interference.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfied

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But Tehran remains defiant after nearly six months of war and has brought shipping to a virtual standstill in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, refusing to allow unauthorized oil tankers to transit a waterway that ⁠is vital for global oil shipments.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Golesh brought not only his quarterback but his center and 10 more players from South Florida, And the defense returns some key starters.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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