PERSUASIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does persuasive mean? • PERSUASIVE (adjective)
The adjective PERSUASIVE has 2 senses:
1. tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief
2. capable of convincing
Familiarity information: PERSUASIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERSUASIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief
Context examples:
persuasive eloquence / a most persuasive speaker
Similar:
coaxing; ingratiatory (pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade)
cogent; telling; weighty (powerfully persuasive)
compelling (tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument)
glib; glib-tongued; smooth-tongued (artfully persuasive in speech)
Also:
convincing (causing one to believe the truth of something)
Antonym:
dissuasive (deterring from action)
Meaning:
Capable of convincing
Context examples:
a persuasive argument / the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive
Similar:
convincing (causing one to believe the truth of something)
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