persuasive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.
Meanings
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Able to persuade; convincing.
But I'm pretty persuasive, and I've learned how elected officials think. I know how to press their buttons.
2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more persuasive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most persuasive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dissuading · dehorting · retractive · dehortative · dissuasive · unpersuasive · unconvincing · dehortatory
Deriveds
purrsuasive · persuasiveness · ultrapersuasive · persuasively · nonpersuasive · counterpersuasive · prepersuasive · persuasive precedent
Synonyms
cogent · pleaful · flexanimous · persuadable · inductious · suasorian · inducing · persuasible · persuading · psychagogic · suasory · psychagogical · convincing · suading · inducive · forcible
Translations (43)
cmn 有說服力的 /有说服力的 (convincing) · sh persuazivan (convincing) · pt persuasível (convincing) · de Überredungs- (convincing) · az qaneedici (convincing) · ar مُقْنِع (convincing) · es suasorio (convincing) · grc πειστικός (convincing) · sh uvjerljiv (convincing) · es persuasor (convincing) · cs přesvědčivý (convincing) · gl persuasivo (convincing) · fr persuasif (convincing) · es persuasorio (convincing) · la suāsōrius (convincing) · bg убедителен (convincing) · grc πειθός (convincing) · fi vakuuttava (convincing) · el πειστικός (convincing) · es convincente (convincing) · es persuasivo (convincing) · az inandırıcı (convincing) · grc πιθανός (convincing) · ro persuasiv (convincing) · gl persuasor (convincing) · de überzeugend (convincing) · pt persuasório (convincing) · az tutarlı (convincing) · az sübutlu (convincing) · xal эвлүн (convincing) · fi suostutteleva (convincing) · az əsaslı (convincing) · ru убеди́тельный (convincing) · sv övertygande (convincing) · pl przekonywający (convincing) · hy համոզիչ (convincing) · pl przekonujący (convincing) · ca persuasiu (convincing) · pt persuasivo (convincing) · fr convaincant (convincing) · pt convincente (convincing) · ro convingător (convincing) · eo persvada (convincing)