Persuasion Synonyms and Antonyms

pər-swāzhən
The act of persuading
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. opinion
  2. suasion
  3. inducing
  4. influencing
  5. belief
  6. enticing
  7. enticement
  8. exhorting
  9. conviction
  10. exhortation
  11. seducing
  12. feeling
  13. seduction
  14. inveigling
  15. idea
  16. inveiglement
  17. alluring
  18. wheedling
  19. mind
  20. cajoling
  21. cajolery
  22. notion
  23. winning over
  24. talking over
  25. bringing someone around
  26. making someone see the light
  27. bringing to heel
  28. position
  29. talking someone into something
  30. turning someone on to something
  31. sentiment
  32. view
Antonyms:
  1. dissuasion
  2. prevention
  3. coercion
  4. constraint
  5. disbelief
  6. atheism
  7. confusion
  8. discouragement
  9. hindrance
A belief
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. religion
  2. creed
  3. faith
  4. belief
  5. denomination
  6. conviction
  7. opinion
  8. sentiment
  9. view
  10. confession
  11. tenet
  12. affiliation
  13. character
  14. church
  15. class
  16. cult
  17. enticement
  18. faction
  19. incitement
  20. inducement
  21. mind
  22. pull
  23. sect
  24. school
  25. suasion
  26. type
  27. thought
Antonyms:
  1. coercion
  2. constraint
  3. dissuasion
  4. disbelief
  5. atheism
Those who accept and practice a particular religious belief
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. church
  2. communion
  3. denomination
  4. faith
  5. sect
A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. breed
  2. cast
  3. description
  4. feather
  5. ilk
  6. kind
  7. lot
  8. manner
  9. mold
  10. nature
  11. order
  12. sort
  13. species
  14. stamp
  15. stripe
  16. type
  17. variety

Persuasion Sentence Examples

  • Conversion is to be effected by persuasion, not by the sword.

  • The world is happiest when this process is one of persuasion, goodwill, reason, logic, and negotiation.

  • The instruction and persuasion which St Bernard favoured found little imitation.

  • There are other methods of persuasion.

  • Henry first tried personal persuasion, and when that failed directed trial for heresy.

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