persuasive
Able to sway
Persuasive describes something that effectively convinces or influences.
A persuasive argument moves people toward agreement; a persuasive speaker wins others over.
The word implies skill in presenting a case: She made a persuasive case for expanding the budget.
Something can be persuasive without being true—the word speaks to effectiveness, not accuracy.
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- cogentClearly logical and convincing
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- effectiveProducing intended results
powerful · potent · credible · believable · plausible · sound · logical · coherent
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- logosBrand identification symbols
oratory · discourse · dialectic · debate · polemic · sophistry · reasoning · logic
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
oratorical · lucid · vivid · poignant · evocative · smooth-talking · glib · mellifluous
Attracting iron or attention
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- alluringPowerfully appealing
appealing · enchanting · mesmerizing · spellbinding · winning · likable · disarming · winsome
Using pressure to compel
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
scheming · insidious · propagandistic · demagogic · seductive · beguiling · insinuating · wheedling
Having considerable effect
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- respectedHeld in high regard
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- impactfulHaving significant effect
powerful · commanding · weighty · significant · consequential · leading · dominant · notable
convincing
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- cogentClearly logical and convincing
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
effective · powerful · potent · credible · believable · plausible · sound · logical · coherent · winning
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
logos · oratory · discourse · dialectic · debate · polemic · sophistry · reasoning · logic · thesis
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
well-spoken · oratorical · lucid · vivid · poignant · evocative · smooth-talking · glib · mellifluous · honeyed
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
alluring · appealing · enchanting · mesmerizing · spellbinding · winning · likable · disarming · winsome · personable
coercive
Using pressure to compel
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
calculating · scheming · insidious · propagandistic · demagogic · seductive · beguiling · insinuating · wheedling · cajoling
influential
Having considerable effect
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- respectedHeld in high regard
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
impactful · powerful · commanding · weighty · significant · consequential · leading · dominant · notable · eminent
- writing stylesformal, informal, minimalism, maximalism, concise
- persuasionconvince, convincing, compelling, argument, appeal
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
- literary stylespastoral, lyrical prose, satirical, poetic prose, lyrical
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
persuasiveunconvincing
Not able to persuade
unpersuasive · uncompelling · ineffective · weak · ineffectual
persuasivedissuasive
Tending to deter
discouraging · deterrent · cautionary · dampening · admonitory
- persuasive argumentReasoning that convinces others
- political persuasionOne's ideological orientation
- persuasive speechesDiscourse meant to convince
- persuasive essayWriting that advocates viewpoints
- persuasive writingProse aimed at convincing
- persuasive speechOration intended to convince
persuasion, persuasively, persuasiveness, persuasions, unpersuasive, unpersuasively, persuasible