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persuasion

[per-swey-zhuhn] / pərˈsweɪ ʒən /
NOUN
act of convincing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
seduction
STRONG
alignment blandishment brainwashing cajolery cogency con conversion enticement exhortation force goose hook inducement persuasiveness potency power pull sell squeeze wheedling
WEAK
alluring arm-twist hard sell inveiglement promote snow job soft soap sweet-talk winning over working over
Antonyms
WEAK
discouragement dissuasion hindrance prevention
NOUN
belief, religion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belief creed denomination
STRONG
camp certitude church communion connection conviction credo cult eye faction faith feeling mind opinion partiality party predilection school sect sentiment side tenet view
WEAK
school of thought
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agnosticism
STRONG
disbelief disinterest unbelief
WEAK
atheism

Example Sentences

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It makes compromise difficult and disagreement suspect, shifting the goal from persuasion to affirmation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

My travel agent couldn’t believe what resulted from my powers of persuasion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

But the Fed chair governs by persuasion, not decree.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Perhaps one thing all of a green and white persuasion could agree upon was that Roma were rampant as they cantered to a second win in Glasgow this term.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

“To yield readily—easily—to the persuasion of a friend is no merit with you.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen