Synonyms and Antonyms of persuasion
1
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
- the suffragists' gradual persuasion of the American people that voting rights had to be extended to women
blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, entreaty, exhortation, urging, wheedling
seduction, tempting
influencing, prompting, swaying
lobbying, pressuring
brainwashing, overpersuasion
2
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
- debating theology with someone of a different persuasion
church, communion, denomination, sect
doctrine, dogma, theology
deism, heathenism, monotheism, paganism, pantheism, polytheism, theism
3
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
- he's of the persuasion that everything that happens in this world is part of a divine plan
belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, opinion, sentiment, verdict, view
say
impression, perception, take
attitude
assumption, presumption, presupposition
conclusion, decision, determination
deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation
credence, credit, faith
concept, conception, idea, thought
position, stance, stand
comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark
conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory
advice, input, recommendation, suggestion
angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint
counterview
4
the capacity to persuade
- there was an inherent persuasion in his sonorous voice that made listeners put aside any misgivings about his message
impact, might, power, punch, strength, weight
believability, credibility, soundness, validity
authoritativeness, definitiveness
influence, sway
appeal, seductiveness
