TALKING (INTO) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

talking (into)

verb

present participle of talk (into)

as in convincing

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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In Knox, Clark has spent much of this school year convincing those families to complete their meal applications.

— Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The two have been tasked with convincing Prince William to reconcile with Harry, which won’t be easy.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of convincing

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Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Both require making the right choices under pressure and persuading others to believe in them.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuading

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On TikTok, creators crow about Le Pliage’s visually and physically satisfying design, produced in workshops across Western France.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
And as always, sites and zones on Mars for the choppers means satisfying engineering constraints imposed by the project and spacecraft design.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfying

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Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

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