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suasive

suasive

9.3
Able to make others agree with you or do something
  • adjective
  • /sweɪsɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : persuasivo
  • However, it is not a dogma that it is naturally immortal, and many Scholastics took the view that the arguments for the soul's immortality were at best suasive rather than demonstrative.

Examples

  • He used suasive language to encourage his team to adopt the new strategy.

  • Her suasive communication style helped her win over even the toughest critics.

  • The lawyer's suasive arguments convinced the jury to change their verdict.

Synonyms

convincing
vssuasive
195 3.4

That makes someone believe something is true

is a general ability to alter opinion or behaviour beyond proving truth
persuasive
vssuasive
99 3.9

Able to make someone believe or do something by giving clear reasons

is a broader power to change someone's opinion or action by any means

Antonyms

unpersuasive
2 6.5

Not able to make someone believe or agree

How Persuasive

irresistible
88 3.8
compelling
298 5.1
suasive
  • Formal
9.3
plausible
129 7.2
unconvincing
11 5.1

Surface Forms

suasive positive

Morphology

suasive = suade (opaque) = suas + ive

Although built with a recognisable adjective-forming suffix, the root is rare/bound in modern English and not familiar to average learners, so meaning is not transparently derived.

Etymology

Suasive comes from the Latin root suad- from suadere, which means 'to urge' or 'to advise', and it is the same root found in persuade. So, suasive means having the power to 'urge' or convince someone.