WINS (OVER) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

wins (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of win (over)

as in persuades

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests a combination of solid reasoning and outright begging won my parents over, and I became an exchange student for a year

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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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In Robocop, a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2026
The new series will follow the franchise’s premise in which a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to add a robot implanted with the consciousness of a fallen officer to its police force.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

Definition of convinces

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What might come as a surprise, though, is the iPhone 17 family already actually satisfies EU rules.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Definition of satisfies

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That, and the new wave of tariffs, brings fresh uncertainty to global trade again and poses potentially higher prices as importers deal with potentially higher levies.

— Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
There is little sense in trying to judge who brings more value by directly comparing their on-pitch output, given the two have been recruited to play very different roles.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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