Meanings
adverbpersuasively (comparative more persuasively, superlative most persuasively)
comparative more persuasively · superlative most persuasively
- In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
Near-synonym: convincingly
1 more example
‘Oh, yes,’ said Stephen persuasively, ‘you want to win the war.’
1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, page 199Synonyms: convincingly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a manner intended to convince or persuade.
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Catalan persuasivament
- persuasivamentin a manner intended to convince or persuade
Dutch overtuigend, overredend
- overtuigendin a manner intended to convince or persuade
- overredendin a manner intended to convince or persuade
Finnish suostuttelevasti, vakuuttavasti
- suostuttelevastiin a manner intended to convince or persuade
- vakuuttavastiin a manner intended to convince or persuade
French persuasivement
- persuasivementin a manner intended to convince or persuade
Italian persuasivamente
- persuasivamentein a manner intended to convince or persuade
Polish przekonująco
- przekonującoin a manner intended to convince or persuade
Portuguese persuasivamente
- persuasivamentein a manner intended to convince or persuade
Spanish persuasivamente
- persuasivamentein a manner intended to convince or persuade
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persuasively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuasively
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“persuasively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuasively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persuasively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuasively.
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