swayed
Moved side-to-side
Swayed is the past tense of sway.
To sway is to move gently back and forth or side to side: The trees swayed in the wind.
More often, swayed means influenced or persuaded: The jury was swayed by the emotional testimony.
Someone easily swayed lacks firm convictions; someone not easily swayed holds their ground.
Firmly believing something
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- won overGained someone's support
- brought aroundChanged someone's opinion
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
talked into · argument · rhetoric · eloquence · reasoning · evidence · logic · inducement
Moved in curve
- rockedMoved rhythmically back and forth
- wobbledMoved with instability
- tiltedAngled from vertical
- leanedAngled from vertical
undulated · waved · pendulum · rhythmic · back and forth · teetered · tottered · seesawed
Artificially contrived behavior
- shapedGiven a particular form
- impactedInfluenced or wedged in
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- coloredHaving pigment applied
impressionable · susceptible · receptive · malleable · vulnerable · manipulated · guided · steered
convinced
Firmly believing something
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- won overGained someone's support
- brought aroundChanged someone's opinion
talked into · persuasion · argument · rhetoric · eloquence · reasoning · evidence · logic · inducement · coaxed
swung
Moved in curve
leaned · undulated · waved · pendulum · rhythmic · back and forth · teetered · tottered · seesawed · vacillated
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
colored · impressionable · susceptible · receptive · malleable · vulnerable · manipulated · guided · steered · directed
supple
Flexing without damage
lithe · limber · willowy · graceful · sinuous · fluid · lissome · loose · relaxed · flowing
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- influencedinspired, motivated, affected, impacted, shaped
- won overconvinced, coaxed, influenced, converted, induced
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
swayedunmoved
Not stirred physically/emotionally
unswayed · resolute · steadfast · unwavering · unconvinced
swayedstill
Unmoving, or continuing
stationary · stayed · motionless · fixed · stable
- hold swayWield commanding influence
- swaying gently
- swaying branches
- sway barSuspension stabilizing rod
- swaying hips
- sway backAbnormal spinal curvature inward