CONVINCE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

convince

verb

kən-ˈvin(t)s

as in to persuade

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise

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Recent Examples of convince Many of her supporters who spoke to WIRED on Monday night agreed with Lake, convinced there was fraud afoot in the election already. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 All Zemeckis needs to do now is, ironically, convince the studio that has apparently been banging down his door. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024 For starters, the director suggested that Abrams get rid of the showy flash-forward scene that the script originally started with, begrudgingly written by Abrams upon the insistence of some who tried to convince him that the kick-off needed a catchy hook. —

Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024 At the La Crosse Center, Vance encouraged voters to take nine friends or family members with them to the polls and convince them to vote for Trump. —

Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for convince

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In this capacity, the Chinese leadership can—and must—lead a collective effort to persuade Russia to secure its vulnerable warheads, drawing on its own expanding bilateral relationship with Moscow.

William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
This could persuade voters who support fair districts to vote against the amendment; there have already been anecdotal reports of voters intending to vote for Issue 1 but getting confused by the ballot language in the voting booth and voting against it instead.

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024