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suasion
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SUASION
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action <a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong>
Related Words blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, entreaty, exhortation, urging, wheedling; seduction, tempting; influencing, prompting, swaying; lobbying, pressuring; brainwashing, overpersuasion
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