persuaded
Talked into it
Persuaded is the past tense of persuade, meaning to have convinced someone to believe something or to do something through reasoning, argument, or appeal.
When you've persuaded someone, you've successfully changed their mind or moved them to action: She finally persuaded him to see a doctor.
The word implies effort and eventual success—you can try to persuade without succeeding, but if someone was persuaded, the attempt worked.
Persuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- wooedSought someone's affection
- enticedDrew toward with appeal
coaxed · beguiled · flattered · soft-soaped · wheedled · disarmed · smooth-talked
Certain or self-possessed
- certainFree from doubt
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
- believingAccepting as true
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
sure · confident · resolved · decided · sold · reassured · trusting · secure
Gave way or produced
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- capitulatedCeased resistance, conceded
- succumbedStopped resisting, gave way
caved · relented · submitted · agreed · consented · acceded · softened · bent
Pressured into compliance
- compelledMade to act
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- lobbiedSought political influence
- pushedApplied pressure to move
urged · prodded · browbeaten · strongarmed · railroaded · bulldozed · arm-twisted · steamrolled
cajoled
Persuaded through flattery
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- wooedSought someone's affection
enticed · coaxed · beguiled · flattered · soft-soaped · wheedled · disarmed · smooth-talked
assured
Certain or self-possessed
converted · sure · confident · resolved · decided · sold · reassured · trusting · secure · undoubting
yielded
Gave way or produced
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- capitulatedCeased resistance, conceded
succumbed · caved · relented · submitted · agreed · consented · acceded · softened · bent
coerced
Pressured into compliance
- compelledMade to act
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- lobbiedSought political influence
pushed · urged · prodded · browbeaten · strongarmed · railroaded · bulldozed · arm-twisted · steamrolled · pressurized
persuadedunconvinced
Not yet believing
unpersuaded · doubtful · skeptical · unmoved · unswayed
persuadedcoerced
Pressured into compliance
forced · compelled · intimidated · threatened · bullied
persuadeddissuaded
Persuaded not to
discouraged · deterred · put off · disinclined · turned against
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