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suasible

suasible

9.9
Being easily persuaded by other people or by what they say
  • adjective
  • /sweɪzəbl/
translation icon : persuasible
  • The young prince was so suasible that his advisors often managed to sway his decisions.

Examples

  • Because she was suasible, her friends convinced her to try new experiences.

  • The villain targeted suasible minds in his plot to manipulate the kingdom.

  • She is quite suasible when it comes to trying new ideas.

  • Is he really that suasible?

  • Her suasible nature made it easy for her friends to persuade her to join their adventures.

  • The committee found the suasible voters were more likely to agree with persuasive arguments during the campaign.

  • As a suasible student, he was often influenced by his classmates' opinions on what to study.

Synonyms

amenable
vssuasible
14 5.9

Willing to accept advice or follow rules

is open to persuasion but not necessarily to control
suggestible
vssuasible
7 7.0

Easily influenced by what other people say

is persuaded by argument rather than casual suggestions
persuadable
vssuasible
3 4.6

Open to change your mind when others give reasons

shares meaning but differs only in wording
pliable
vssuasible
3 5.4

Easily accepts other people's ideas

is about being moved by reasoned argument, not physical direction
persuasible
vssuasible
7.8

Open to changing your mind when given good reasons

has identical meaning but is an alternative word form
convincible
vssuasible
6.5

Likely to accept clear arguments or evidence

is more general about being persuaded, not limited to evidence
swayable
vssuasible
7.0

Easily persuaded to change their mind

is focused on being moved specifically by reasoned argument
wooable
vssuasible
7.2

Easy to persuade to support, like voters or customers

is persuaded by argument generally rather than targeted winning

Antonyms

11 4.7

Not willing to change or accept other ideas

10 6.5

Very firm in decisions and not willing to change or give up

How Persuadable

gullible
65 4.2
suasible
9.9
open-minded
80 3.7
resistant
20 4.3

Surface Forms

suasible positive

Morphology

suasible = persuade (opaque) = suas + ible

The form is built from a Latin suad-/suas- root plus -ible, but that root ('suas'/'suade') is rare in modern English and does not transparently map onto the familiar verb 'persuade' for most learners.

Etymology

The word suasible comes from the old Latin verb suadere, which means 'to persuade' and is the same root as persuade and dissuade. So if someone is suasible, they are 'able to be persuaded' or easily influenced by reason.