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

prevails (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevail (on or upon)

as in persuades

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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DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Your warmth persuades when details sparkle today.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Definition of persuades

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Not simply that there is so much to do, but that the city somehow convinces you that doing all of it is worth the exhaustion.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Consequently, Oreana convinces Carter to run away with her without telling him the reason behind the impulsive decision.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Definition of convinces

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Sugar gets the coordinates from Danny and arrives minutes before Vega and his gang, just in time to catch Ji in the throes of an overdose.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of gets

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La Cocina serves fresh Mexican food on the sand and brings around a plate of gratis black bean tacos at lunch time, Buena Onda plates Spanish tapas in a set-back cove on the edge of the resort, and Toppu is perched in the mountains of Mandarina, emphasizing Japanese fine dining.

— Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
The month of December typically brings around 2 to 3 inches of rain to the region, on average, records show.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025

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