convince
Bring someone around
To convince someone is to bring them to belief or agreement through argument, evidence, or persuasion: She convinced me that the project was worth pursuing.
You can also convince someone to do something: They convinced him to stay.
A convinced person holds firm belief: a convinced vegetarian.
Convincing evidence or arguments are persuasive enough to produce belief.
Cause to believe
- swayRock back and forth
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
urge · encourage · motivate · influence · induce · prompt · win over · talk into
Basis or justification
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
- caseContainer or instance
rationale · justification · demonstration · explanation · debate · counterargument · rebuttal · thesis
Ease someone's doubts
- assurePromise with confidence
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- promiseCommitment to act
- affirmDeclare to be true
confirm · certify · vouch · attest · pledge · satisfy · put at ease · corroborate
Accept as true
- acceptConsent to receive
- trustConfidence in another
- faithTrust without proof
- credenceAcceptance as true
convert · change mind · instill · embrace · adopt · come around · see the light · buy into
Control through clever influence
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- pressureForce upon contact
- brainwashCoercively alter beliefs
- propagandaBiased information for influence
indoctrinate · gaslight · deceive · mislead · spin · exploit · guilt-trip · strong-arm
persuade
Cause to believe
entice · urge · encourage · motivate · influence · induce · prompt · win over · talk into · bring around
reason
Basis or justification
case · rationale · justification · demonstration · explanation · debate · counterargument · rebuttal · thesis · premise
reassure
Ease someone's doubts
affirm · confirm · certify · vouch · attest · pledge · satisfy · put at ease · corroborate · verify
believe
Accept as true
credence · convert · change mind · instill · embrace · adopt · come around · see the light · buy into · subscribe
manipulate
Control through clever influence
propaganda · indoctrinate · gaslight · deceive · mislead · spin · exploit · guilt-trip · strong-arm · browbeat
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, compelling, argument
- persuasion tacticscharm, butter up, flattery, flatter, coax
- ways to change mindspersuade, sway, coax, cajole, win over
- flatteryflatter, praise, flattery, compliment, compliments
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
convincedissuade
Convince not to
deter · discourage · talk out of · put off · turn against
- hard to convince
- clear and convincingLegal proof threshold
convincing, convinced, unconvincing, unconvinced, convinces, convincingly, unconvincingly, convincer, convincers