persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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The league likely believes its legal defenses are sufficiently persuasive.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
Williams concluded that Simons’ arguments that the harassment punishment had violated his civil rights were persuasive enough to send the case to a jury for verdict.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
Huge numbers of his supporters found his rhetorical campaigns against government workers and government institutions eminently persuasive.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Regardless of whether anyone is likely to find this explanation persuasive, Alito mentions these facts solely to argue that he is not bound to recuse under the Court’s weak internal ethics code.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 May 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
Williams concluded that Simons’ arguments that the harassment punishment had violated his civil rights were persuasive enough to send the case to a jury for verdict.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
Huge numbers of his supporters found his rhetorical campaigns against government workers and government institutions eminently persuasive.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Regardless of whether anyone is likely to find this explanation persuasive, Alito mentions these facts solely to argue that he is not bound to recuse under the Court’s weak internal ethics code.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 May 2024
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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