Synonyms for convince
kənˈvɪnscon·vince

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.9 / 13 votes

1. convinceverb

   Synonyms:
   persuade, convert, assure, satisfy, win over

2. convinceverb

   To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, persuade, win over, assure, convert

3. convinceverb

   To overcome, conquer, vanquish.

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, win over, convert, persuade, assure

4. convinceverb

   To confute (someone); to prove (someone) wrong; to overcome (someone) in argument.

   Synonyms:
   convert, satisfy, assure, win over, persuade

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 7 votes

1. convince

   Of these words convince alone has no direct reference to moving the will, denoting an effect upon the understanding only; one may be convinced of his duty without doing it, or he may be convinced of truth that has no manifest connection with duty or action, as of a mathematical proposition. To persuade is to bring the will of another to a desired decision by some influence exerted upon it short of compulsion; one may be convinced that the earth is round; he may be persuaded to travel round it; but persuasion is so largely dependent upon conviction that it is commonly held to be the orator's work first to convince in order that he may persuade. Coax is a slighter word than persuade, seeking the same end by shallower methods, largely by appeal to personal feeling, with or without success; as, a child coaxes a parent to buy him a toy. One may be brought over, induced, or prevailed upon by means not properly included in persuasion, as by bribery or intimidation; he is won over chiefly by personal influence. Compare INFLUENCE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, bring over, coax, dispose, entice, impel, incite, incline, induce, influence, lead, move, persuade, prevail on, prevail upon, urge, win over

   Antonyms:
   deter, discourage, dissuade, hinder, hold back, repel, restrain

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.9 / 10 votes

1. convince

   Synonyms:
   persuade, enlighten, inoculate, indoctrinate

   Antonyms:
   misguide, mislead, misadvise, mystify, puzzle, perplex, mispersuade, unsettle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. convert, win over, convinceverb

   make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

   "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

   Synonyms:
   convert, change, change over, exchange, commute, win over

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. convinceverb

   Synonyms:
   satisfy (by proof or evidence), persuade

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "convince":

   persuade, satisfy, convincing, reassure, assure

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1. Mark Twain:

   It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”

2. Matteo Salvini:

   We will try to convince the EU with numbers and by being polite. But we will cut taxes regardless and they are just going to have to get used to the idea.

3. Professor Mark Kenny:

   In 2008, then prime minister Kevin Rudd managed to convince Australians that even if they could not understand the scale and duration of the financial meltdown, their government did. Mr Morrison on the other hand, seems unsure and has failed to inspire confidence.

4. Jeffrey Butts:

   Imagine if in 1982 people said we’re never going to convince all these people to use condoms, we just have to live with HIV, i don’t want to live in a country that just gives up on major public health issues and gun violence is a major public health issue.

5. Acting Police Commissioner Michael Harrison:

   I can say that being notified that they were in Texas certainly added to the evidence we already had to convince us that it was not the homeless person, (and) probable cause existed that it was more than likely their involvement, i think theres enough evidence to support that this still would have been the outcome.