dissuadable

Open to discouragement

Dissuadable describes someone who can be talked out of something—open to changing their mind when presented with counterarguments.

The opposite of stubborn or resolute: She was dissuadable once we explained the risks.

Often appears in the negative: Once he's decided, he's not dissuadable.

persuadable

influenceable

Able to be swayed

tractable · pliable · malleable · impressionable · suggestible · compliant · acquiescent · biddable · docile · manageable

receptive

open-minded

Receptive to different ideas

understanding · curious · engaged · considerate · thoughtful · willing · listening · reachable · accessible · amenable

uncertain

hesitant

Slow to act

unsure · vacillating · noncommittal · tentative · doubtful · unconvinced · irresolute · undecided · torn · conflicted

changeable

inconstant

Prone to fluctuation

variable · shifting · mutable · protean · erratic · fluctuating · unstable · volatile · unsteady · unpredictable

Opposites
susceptibility to persuasion against a course of action

dissuadablestubborn

Refusing to change course

obstinate · immovable · inflexible · intractable · unyielding

Family

persuade, persuasive, dissuade, persuaded, persuading, persuadable, suasion, dissuasion, dissuading

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