persuasive

Meaning

Adj

Able to persuade; convincing.

Noun

That which persuades; incitement.

Opposite of

dehortative, dehortatory, dehorting, dissuading, dissuasive, retractive, unconvincing, unpersuasive

Synonyms

convincing

attractive

winsome

alluring

influential

cogent

impressive

compelling

conclusive

reassuring

powerful

forcible

hortative

impulse

motive

plausible

silver

sleek

strong

suasive

weighty

wheedling

demonstrative of

psychagogic

concludent

assertive

assuring

attesting

certifying

concluding

eloquent

exciting

expressive

flattery

forceful

Translations

persuasif

attraente

atraente

atrayente

aantrekkelijk

alımlı

aanlokkelijk

seducente

überzeugend

atractivo

allettante

convincente

persuasivo

persuasivo

πειστικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.