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. Vittoria Colliza:

   This [ mandates ] was really a change of paradigm, if you think about vaccine hesitancy and how authorities tried to handle it, at the beginning it was really a lot of pressure on explanations, on communication, and the aim was really not to oblige people but to convince them. And at a certain point, given the very large circulation of the Delta variant in several EU countries, authorities move towards something that is a bit more constraining.

2. Ryan Duguid:

   We are equidistant from Amazon( AMZN), Facebook( FB), Google( GOOG) and Microsoft( MSFT), to hire in that climate, you have to really know what you are doing. It takes a special skill to convince someone to come and work for a small company.

3. Edgar Allan Poe:

   Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.

4. Zig Ziglar:

   Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.

5. Gaston Acurio:

   We need to take advantage of species that there are in great abundance, we as chefs with the magic and the passion and the talent we have can provoke and convince people to consume them and influence the market. As chefs we can create a consciousness to inspire many other cooks.