persuasive
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3.9
- adjective
- /pərˈsweɪsɪv/
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convincente
- Her speech was so persuasive that many people changed their minds about the issue.
- a persuasive essay
- persuasive writing
- a persuasive argument
Are companies becoming more persuasive in making a case for themselves?
- Are companies becoming more persuasive in making a case for themselves?
- And, and that was very persuasive to me.
- So I would say be be you know, be authentic, be persuasive, but but don't overstate.
- And I find their, their position persuasive.
- And sometimes if you can't be persuasive orally, your writing may be persuasive.
- This output is persuasive even in the field of effective altruism.
- He's in charge of the persuasive tech lab is basically, how do people change?
- I, I, we've both spoken with Tim Palmer, who I think makes a very persuasive case about.
- And so latency is one of the strongest multipliers of a persuasive tool.
- He must know them in the most plausible and persuasive form.
- He's just bold enough and persuasive enough to get the best talents to work with him.
- But just for example, there it seems intuitive that the more research you do, the more persuasive something becomes.
- And, and so you sort of have to ask, you know what, why isn't it persuasive to everybody?
- He's the director of Stanford's persuasive tech lab and he helps people on how people change.
Examples
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James Cole, editor of the Louisiana Baptist Message, also provided persuasive testimony against the amendment.
Academic text (1991) -
Well, Mr. Guerrard is one of the most persuasive men I know.
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Are companies becoming more persuasive in making a case for themselves?
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Well, that was a very persuasive message.
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So I think technology is having a very, very persuasive impact on how effective training can work.
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Bob... can be very persuasive.
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We found your application persuasive.
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It's one thing to have the scientific evidence which is persuasive on its own merits.
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I think those kinds of commercials are the most persuasive and entertaining.
Academic text (2013) -
He's just bold enough and persuasive enough to get the best talents to work with him.
Synonyms
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5.1
So strong, interesting, and convincing that people cannot ignore it
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3.4
That makes someone believe something is true
Able to make others agree with you or do something
Antonyms
How Persuasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Persuasive comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and suadere 'to urge'. So, to be persuasive is to strongly urge an idea 'through' to someone so they accept it, which is why a persuasive speech can change people's minds.