influencing
Shaping someone's decisions
Influencing is the act of affecting or shaping someone's thoughts, decisions, or actions.
The word emphasizes ongoing effort rather than a single moment of impact: She's been influencing policy behind the scenes for years.
In social media contexts, influencing has become shorthand for the work of promoting products or lifestyles to followers.
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- governanceHow authority is exercised
jurisdiction · sovereignty · leadership · rule · clout · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy
Guidance from experienced person
- directionWay something faces
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- navigationDetermining position and course
- counselExpert guidance offered
advising · coaching · tutoring · shaping · molding · nurturing · fostering · cultivating
Cause to believe
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
lobby · campaign · advocate · discourse · dialogue · negotiate · induce · reasoning
Biased information for influence
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
programming · cult · dogma · ideology · groupthink · conformity · recruitment · conversion
Obtain by intimidation
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- deceiveCause false belief
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
distort · mislead · maneuver · finagle · engineer · hoodwink · beguile · machinate
Result of a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- changeTo make different
alteration · ripple · repercussion · aftermath · footprint · legacy · shift · impression
Profound biological restructuring
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- conversionAct of changing states
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
revolution · overhaul · transition · adaptation · restructuring · reformation · reshaping · remaking
Impetus toward a goal
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- innovationCreating something original
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
empowerment · enlightenment · mentor · passion · uplifting · wisdom · catalyst · epiphany
power
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
governance · jurisdiction · sovereignty · leadership · rule · clout · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · enforcement
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- directionWay something faces
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- navigationDetermining position and course
counsel · advising · coaching · tutoring · shaping · molding · nurturing · fostering · cultivating · developing
convince
Cause to believe
eloquence · lobby · campaign · advocate · discourse · dialogue · negotiate · induce · reasoning · assertion
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
radicalization · programming · cult · dogma · ideology · groupthink · conformity · recruitment · conversion · zealotry
coerce
Obtain by intimidation
subvert · distort · mislead · maneuver · finagle · engineer · hoodwink · beguile · machinate · scheme
effect
Result of a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
change · alteration · ripple · repercussion · aftermath · footprint · legacy · shift · impression · mark
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- conversionAct of changing states
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
reinvention · revolution · overhaul · transition · adaptation · restructuring · reformation · reshaping · remaking · renewal
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- innovationCreating something original
aspiration · empowerment · enlightenment · mentor · passion · uplifting · wisdom · catalyst · epiphany · muse
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- digital activitiesbrowsing, scrolling, clicking, sharing, liking
- Instagramselfie, feed, followers, hashtag, hashtags
- persuadingpersuading, convincing, urging, coaxing, swaying
- Determiningdeciding, choosing, judging, concluding, resolving
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
influencingdissuading
Advising against action
deterring · discouraging · disinclining · repelling · putting off
influencingcommanding
Exerting strong authority
forcing · coercing · compelling · dictating · ordering
influencingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
withdrawing · disengaging · standing aside · staying neutral · observing
influence, influential, influencer, influenced, influenceable, influences, uninfluenced, influencers