TALK (INTO) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

talk (into)

verb

Definition of talk (into)

as in to convince

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request the salesman talked us into buying a new vacuum

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The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Unity government Netanyahu could try to convince Eisenkot and his right-leaning allies to instead ally with the prime minister.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of convince

Verb

And Michael was obviously the most on my case, and there was no persuading him otherwise.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuade

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Hays' efforts to find a solution to the controversy satisfied neither civil right activists nor intransigent segregationists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Many possible configurations of the ISM could satisfy the same data, said Gregory Green, an astronomer at Westlake University in Hangzhou, China.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfy

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