persuasive
Plural: persuasives
Adjective
- intended or having the power to induce action or belief
- "persuasive eloquence"
- "a most persuasive speaker"
- "a persuasive argument"
Adj
- Able to persuade; convincing.
Noun
- That which persuades; incitement.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.
Synonyms
convincing, flexanimous, inducing, inducive, inductious, persuadable, persuading, persuasible, pleaful, psychagogic, psychagogical, suading, suasorian, suasory
Antonyms
dissuasive, dehortative, dehortatory, dehorting, dissuading, retractive, unconvincing, unpersuasive
Scrabble Score: 15
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