Persuasion synonyms and antonyms
pər-swā'zhən
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dissuasion (antonym)
The act or an instance of dissuading.
belief (related)
(In the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
prevention (antonym)
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
Appreciative regard or understanding:
The definition of a notion is an idea, belief or vague knowledge of something.
The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
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In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance.
The act of persuading
suasion
(Obsolete) influence
making someone see the light
The act of persuading
cajolery
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bringing someone around
The act of persuading
bringing to heel
The act of persuading
The definition of a creed is a belief, particularly a religious one.
Expression of such a belief in conduct and ritual
A strong belief
confusion (antonym)
Failure to distinguish between things
faith (related)
Faith is defined as trust or confidence, a belief in religion or God, or a strongly held belief.
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opinion (related)
A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert:
(Genetics) A structure, function, or attribute determined by a gene or a group of genes.
The subject material taught to or studied by such a group:
The followers of such a religion or sect.
A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
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A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
In contract law, the material reason for undertaking certain obligations. In criminal law, motive or that which leads to the commission of a crime.
The definition of mind is the part of someone that thinks, feels and remembers.
The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
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Emotion; feeling:
coercion (antonym)
The act or power of coercing
constraint (antonym)
(Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
disbelief (antonym)
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
atheism (antonym)
(Narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
discouragement (antonym)
A discouraging
hindrance (antonym)
The act of hindering
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A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
A sharing in, or celebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.
Sort, kind, or variety
A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.
Type or kind:
Lineal ancestors or descendants considered as a group.
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A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A way or method in which something is done or happens; mode or fashion of procedure
A kind or sort:
A group of persons living under a religious rule:
A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex.
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An identifying or characterizing mark or impression:
The definition of a stripe is a long thin line that is somehow different from what is on either side of it.
A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface:
group (related)
(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
dogmatism (related)
pragmatism (related)
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Exhortation is defined as the act or process of making a strong urging or appeal.
The act of persuading
The act of persuading
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
The action of the verb allure.
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The act of one who wheedles.
The act of one who cajoles.
winning over
The act of persuading
talking over
The act of persuading
talking someone into something
The act of persuading
turning someone on to something
The act of persuading
A principle, doctrine, or belief held as a truth, as by some group
The definition of a breed is a group of animals that has a specific characteristic or trait.
(--- Biol., loosely) A group having characteristics of its own within a species or subspecies; subdivision of a species
Consideration; attention:
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