persuasive (pəˈsweɪsɪv
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Definitions
adjective
- having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade ⇒
a persuasive salesman
Alternative Forms
perˈsuasively adverb perˈsuasiveness nounSynonyms
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convincing,
telling,
effective,
winning,
moving,
sound,
touching,
impressive,
compelling,
influential,
valid,
inducing,
logical,
credible,
plausible,
forceful,
eloquent,
weighty,
impelling,
cogent,
Translations
- British English:
persuasive
Someone or something that is persuasive is likely to persuade you to do or believe a particular thing.This is not persuasive evidence.pəˈsweɪsɪv ADJECTIVE This is not persuasive evidence.
- Spanish:
persuasivo
adj persuasiva
- French:
persuasif
adj
- German:
überzeugend
adj
- Chinese: 善说服的 adj
- Arabic: مُقْنِعٌ adj
- Portuguese: persuasivo adj persuasiva
- Russian: убедительный adj убедительная
- Croatian: uvjerljiv adj uvjerljiva
- Czech: přesvědčivý adj
- Danish: overbevisende adj
- Dutch: overtuigend adj
- Finnish: vakuuttava adj
- Greek: πειστικός adj πειστική
- Italian: convincente adj
- Japanese: 説得力のある no_posp
- Korean: 설득력 있는 adj
- Norwegian: overtalende adj
- Polish: przekonujący adj przekonująca
- Brazilian Portuguese: persuasivo adj persuasiva
- European Spanish:
persuasivo
adj persuasiva
- Swedish: övertygande adj
- Thai: ซึ่งชักจูงได้ adj
- Turkish: ikna edici adj
- Vietnamese: có sức thuyết phục adj
Usage examples
`Come on, Anna," Lady Pandora spoke in her most persuasive tones.
, Noble Beginnnings (1994)Says Nicholas: "Advertising that is liked is not always persuasive.
Business Today (1996)The Traveller's caravan, illegally parked for months, after a single persuasive nocturnal visit is gone the next morning.
Irish Times (2002)Tom Hayes's Hard Man Les was the more persuasive of the two.
Independent (1999)The evidence strikes me personally as being almost persuasive.
, Psychic Breakthroughs Today (1987)