Synonyms of suasion

suasion

noun

ˈswā-zhən 

as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action

a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convincing
• persuasion
• conversion
• inducement
• persuading
• inducing
• lobbying
• seduction
• cajolery
• coaxing
• blandishment
• entreaty
• exhortation
• wheedling
• pressuring
• influencing
• urging
• prompting
• swaying
• tempting
• brainwashing
• cajolement
• overpersuasion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suasion

In this newest cover-up, Clooney repeats his film’s original failing — its nostalgic salute to the power of electronic media suasion. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025

Finally, the original Concert vision embraced formal deliberation and moral suasion as the key mechanism of collaborative foreign policy. — Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic principles. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025

To that end, an objection by an athlete who is a class member and who stands to lose out from the settlement’s approval will likely have suasion. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025