Definition for Persuasive:

• capable of convincing; " a persuasive argument"; " the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive"

Synonyms for Persuasive:

• adj.

  •believable (adjective)
  • impressive.
  •effective, influential (adjective)
  • logical,
  • conclusive,
  • weighty,
  • credible,
  • inspiring,
  • compelling,
  • sound,
  • stringent,
  • inducing,
  • slick,
  • unctuous.
  •moving (adjective)
  • inspirational,
  • stimulative.
  •strong (adjective)
  • well-founded.

• n.

  •
  • satisfactory,
  • cogent,
  • telling.
  •convincing (noun)
  • effective,
  • Luring,
  • swaying,
  • Inveigling,
  • stimulating,
  • energetic,
  • enticing,
  • wheedling,
  • actuating,
  • winning,
  • efficacious,
  • touching,
  • efficient,
  • alluring,
  • effectual,
  • impelling,
  • pointed.
  •persuasive (noun)
  • glib,
  • ingratiatory,
  • coaxing,
  • glib-tongued,
  • smooth-tongued.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • silver-tongued,
  • valid,
  • smooth-talking,
  • seductive.
  •
  • fluent.
  •coercive
  • forcible.
  •overwhelming
  • irresistible.

Paraphrases for Persuasive:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    convincing, cogent.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    convincing, cogent.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    persuasiveness.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    impressive, forceful, powerful, strong, reassuring, dissuasive, disguised, satisfactory, convinced, soft, overwhelming, Hooded, valid.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    suasion, conviction.
  • Adverb
    convincingly.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    conclusive, unconvincing, credible, eloquent, plausible.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    persuasion.
  • Verb, base form
    convince.

Antonyms for Persuasive:

• adj.

  • all
    dissuasive.
  • effective, influential
    impotent, incapable, ineffectual, ineffective, implausible, incredible, disheartening, improbable, dampening, unlikely, unreasonable, unbelievable, discouraging, weak, invalid.
  • Other antonyms:
    exemplary, admonitory, groundless, unsound, cautionary, unconvincing, warning, unpersuasive, irrelevant, indecisive, feeble, unfounded, immaterial, uncompelling, unimportant, shaky, inconsequential, inconclusive, monitory, insignificant.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    weightless.