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persuasion
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PERSUASION
1
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action <the suffragists' gradual persuasion of the American people that voting rights had to be extended to women>
Related Words blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, entreaty, exhortation, urging, wheedling; seduction, tempting; influencing, prompting, swaying; lobbying, pressuring; brainwashing, overpersuasion
2
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities <debating theology with someone of a different persuasion>
Related Words church, communion, denomination, sect; doctrine, dogma, theology; deism, heathenism, monotheism, paganism, pantheism, polytheism, theism
3
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge <he's of the persuasion that everything that happens in this world is part of a divine plan>
Synonyms belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view
Related Words say; impression, perception, take; attitude; assumption, presumption, presupposition; conclusion, decision, determination; deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation; credence, credit, faith; concept, conception, idea, thought; position, stance, stand; comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory; advice, input, recommendation, suggestion; angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint; counterview
4
the capacity to persuade <there was an inherent persuasion in his sonorous voice that made listeners put aside any misgivings about his message>
Synonyms authority, conclusiveness, convincingness, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasion, persuasiveness, suasiveness
Related Words impact, might, power, punch, strength, weight; believability, credibility, soundness, validity; authoritativeness, definitiveness; influence, sway; appeal, seductiveness
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