influences
Has an effect
Influences are forces or factors that shape outcomes, decisions, or behavior.
A teacher may be the biggest influence on a student's career.
To influence someone is to affect their thinking or actions: Her arguments influenced the jury.
The word often appears with "under": driving under the influence means impaired by alcohol or drugs.
As a plural noun, influences can mean the people or ideas that shaped someone's work: You can hear jazz influences in her music.
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
rituals · mythology · cuisine · fashion · music · dance · religion · values
Power to enforce obedience
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- cloutInformal power or punch
- swayRock back and forth
leverage · pull · command · ascendancy · hold · grip · reach · weight
Sources prompting creativity
- musesConsiders carefully; inspirational figures
- predecessorsThose coming before another
- movementsChanges in position
- schoolsPlaces of learning
styles · genres · references · allusions · homages · derivations · borrowings · echoes
Contributor to result
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- catalystAgent enabling change
- triggerWhat initiates action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
driver · contributor · variable · antecedent · precursor · root · source · origin
Advice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
nurturing · inspiration · apprenticeship · training · counseling · mentors · elders · teachers
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
coercion · suggestion · appeal · charisma · charm · inducement · pressure · swaying
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
beliefs · rituals · mythology · cuisine · fashion · music · dance · religion · values · norms
authority
Power to enforce obedience
sway · leverage · pull · command · ascendancy · hold · grip · reach · weight · standing
inspirations
Sources prompting creativity
- musesConsiders carefully; inspirational figures
- predecessorsThose coming before another
- movementsChanges in position
schools · styles · genres · references · allusions · homages · derivations · borrowings · echoes · traces
factor
Contributor to result
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- catalystAgent enabling change
- triggerWhat initiates action
stimulus · driver · contributor · variable · antecedent · precursor · root · source · origin · impetus
guidance
Advice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- coachingGuiding others to improve
tutoring · nurturing · inspiration · apprenticeship · training · counseling · mentors · elders · teachers · gurus
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- propagandaBiased information for influence
manipulation · coercion · suggestion · appeal · charisma · charm · inducement · pressure · swaying · convincing
- illustrator biographyearly life, training, mentors, apprenticeship, career highlights
- photographer biographylife story, career retrospective, memoir, legacy, awards
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
- artist biographypainter, sculptor, photographer, life story, early years
- author biobio, biography, headshot, photo, pen name
- Biography Elementsearly life, education, major works, death, teachings
influencesdissuades
Convinces against action
deters · discourages · repels · disinclines · puts off
influencesleaves alone
Refrains from disturbing
ignores · neglects · overlooks · disregards · passes over
- bad influenceOne who encourages wrongdoing
- under the influenceImpaired by substances
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- military influenceArmed forces' political weight
- foreign influencesOutside forces affecting something
- good influence
influence, influencer, influenced, influenceable, influencing, uninfluenced, influencers, under the influence