INDUCING Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in convincing

the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club

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adjective

as in provoking

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verb

present participle of induce

as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the medication induced labor

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as in persuading

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police

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Noun

Angle collisions tend to be more violent and injury-inducing, said Charlie Jones, the deputy director of the transportation department. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 January Jones's wavy texture is hair envy-inducing. — Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026 The result is tender, humorous, and at times, tear-inducing. — Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 That feeling of suddenly being connected across the miles was as buzz-inducing as the beer. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 But nearly every cliche, no matter how eye-roll-inducing, is rooted somewhere in reality. — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2020

Adjective

This can result in further tests that are invasive, anxiety-inducing, and costly for people. — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026 Work in context is both more productive and less burnout-inducing. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 In the fifth and final season of The Boys, creator-showrunner Eric Kripke and his writers’ room had their work cut out for them, with a complex cast of characters’ arcs to wrap up, from the heartbreaking to the adrenaline-inducing and absurdly hilarious. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026 Some of the prices are shiver-inducing, but then this is Mayfair, and The Twenty Two is offering something different—something sexier and more fun, which might just be a marker point for the area’s future. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 Most of this wouldn’t be so cringe-inducing, especially given the autobiographical nature of it all, if the film had ever established a better sense of who Kristen is outside of surfing and AJ. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 The thought of doing so in such a short time frame can be stress-inducing. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 For those looking for something more adrenaline-inducing, this Small Luxury Hotels of the World member is a quick five-minute drive to the slopes of Europe’s northernmost ski resort, Saariselkä Ski & Sport Resort. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 The limited animation, built around Xerox-style images of the characters with various frozen expressions, is a little headache-inducing. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

Verb

After inducing Lee to pop out and then issuing a walk, Snell struck out five straight. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 In the spot, shared exclusively with THR, Hansen enters his familiar hunting ground, a kitchen, and delivers a variation on his dread-inducing catchphrase. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Skechers Go Walk Flex Slip-In Sneakers There’s nothing more stress-inducing than navigating airport security with hard-to-remove shoes. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 The Dolphins have had some interesting and fear-inducing defensive tackles in the past two decades. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Marshall had been charged with defrauding his mother’s estate of millions by inducing her to change her will in his favor after her mental capacity had faded. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026 The frame of this printer is rigid and stout to minimize error-inducing vibration during printing; HeyGears says layer positioning errors are no more than 2 microns. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 With a scene-stealing villain (Heath Ledger), a relentlessly percussive score, anxiety-inducing editing, and breathtaking urban cinematography, The Dark Knight remains the most intense comic book movie ever made. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 With so much change swirling, USF enters this fall with a hope-inducing schedule, one that doesn’t feature a single Power Four opponent. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Image features range from generation and upscaling to background replacement, object removal, face swapping, and sketch-to-image conversion.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Nole Register threw a 13-yard pass to Carter Morrison in the extra period, then hit Morrison again for a 2-point conversion for the victory.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversion

Adjective

The Best Books of the Year (So Far) Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Chiarella has come up with an ingenious premise that is as twisted as it is thought-provoking.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Definition of provoking

Verb

The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
This month, her mother’s memory-care facility was in an evacuation zone, causing many sleepless nights.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of causing

Verb

In March, one of DraftKings’ cofounders, Matthew Kalish, stepped down as president—but not before persuading the board to approve a series of potentially lucrative deals to benefit his new marketing company.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
According to sources close to the player, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, an early-summer meeting with Howe in London proved crucial in persuading Steur to move to Tyneside.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuading

Noun

As militaries adapted persuasion techniques from the advertising world, and as former intelligence officials applied their skills to political advertising (as in the case of Cambridge Analytica), the lines have blurred.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
In a time when political persuasions divide friends and families, a love for Parton proved to be a unifying force Tuesday on social media, of all places.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuasion

Adjective

That first video has more than 33 million views, and the series would go on to become a viral sensation, inspiring spinoff videos, reaction clips across the internet and a television show.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Curated by Rachelle Daglis, the annual gathering brought together an inspiring community of industry leaders to celebrate and amplify the voices shaping the stories of today and tomorrow.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspiring

Verb

Others would create a certification program for fire-safe building and landscaping practices in part with the hope of convincing insurance companies to lower rates.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
And Paragon Health Institute, which was powerfully influential in convincing lawmakers to tighten Medicaid and Affordable Care Act spending, put out a paper earlier this year arguing for further reforms across government programs that pay providers.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

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