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adjective

as in convinced

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verb

past tense of persuade
as in satisfied
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension

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Recent Examples of persuaded
Verb
The inability of conservatives to break the opposition once and for all persuaded the establishment to try to cut deals with Thaksin’s Pheu Thai Party instead. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 Stuart Evey, who oversaw who oversaw Getty Oil’s investments outside its core oil business, persuaded the company's board to invest $10 million for an 85% stake. — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Last summer, Curtis persuaded them to join Citizen Historians, a grassroots effort to monitor Smithsonian exhibitions for political interference. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 Save to wishlist Melin Tregwynt Welsh Blanket Sanneh, who Miron Ahlers persuaded to join The Trail Club, sees the house as the next phase of the club. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 Senator Bill Cassidy also wavered, but said he was persuaded by the vow. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Paramount was among the companies that persuaded the state to make film credits refundable starting last year. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 But state environmental officials persuaded them to drop their challenge. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026 For one, primary elections often have many more undecided voters, and people pay much less attention to the races — meaning those who have not made up their minds headed into election day can be easily persuaded. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
  1. convinced
  2. satisfied
  3. swayed
  4. predisposed
Adjective
  • While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron keeps upping the ante, until one becomes convinced the T-1000 is well-nigh invincible.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfied
Adjective
  • One man who isn’t swayed is Japan’s richest investment mogul, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of swayed
Adjective
  • Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of predisposed

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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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