persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Even though Brady may have had persuasive objections to Goodell serving in that capacity in Deflategate, those objections fell short legally because Goodell was contractually authorized to serve as the arbitrator.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Just to set the record straight, there is persuasive meteorological evidence that there are many U.S. cities with higher average wind speeds than Chicago’s 10.3 mph.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers, Jonathan Woody, and Nicole Cabell gave persuasive accounts of the other roles.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Even though Brady may have had persuasive objections to Goodell serving in that capacity in Deflategate, those objections fell short legally because Goodell was contractually authorized to serve as the arbitrator.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Just to set the record straight, there is persuasive meteorological evidence that there are many U.S. cities with higher average wind speeds than Chicago’s 10.3 mph.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers, Jonathan Woody, and Nicole Cabell gave persuasive accounts of the other roles.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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