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persuasive
adjective
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How to pronounce persuasive:

Definition of persuasive:

persuasive (adjective):
able to persuade
tending to persuade
intended or having the power to induce action or belief.

Synonyms for persuasive:

authoritative
coaxing
cogent
compelling
conclusive
convincing
credible
decisive
definitive
effective
eloquent
forceful
glib
glib-tongued
impelling
impressive
inducing
influential
ingratiatory
logical
moving
plausible
satisfying
smooth-tongued
sound
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Antonyms for persuasive:

abortive
absurd
academic
academical
aimless
ambiguous
answerable
anticlimactic
apathetic
apocryphal
arguable
around in circles
average
bad
banal
barmy
barren
baseless
beyond belief
beyond the bounds of possibility
bland
bogus
bootless
boring
broken
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