Thesaurus:persuade
English
Verb
(transitive)
Sense: to successfully convince someone to agree to, accept, or do something
Synonyms
- bring round
- convict [⇒ thesaurus] (religion, ethics)
- convince
- draw
- gain over (US)
- persuade
- pimp [⇒ thesaurus] (US, slang)
- prevail upon (idiomatic)
- procure (criminal law)
- push
- suade (obsolete)
- talk around
- talk over
- wash with
- win over (idiomatic)
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Various
See also
Further reading
- “615. motive” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “persuade” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.