as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
the persuasiveness of her closing statement changed the minds of several jurors who had been leaning toward conviction
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Recent Examples of persuasiveness
That McDuffie is close—despite his low-key affect and late entry in the race—speaks more to apprehension about Lewis George than to the persuasiveness of his campaign.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The persuasiveness of the AI persona is so strong that people can be misled.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The beauty and persuasiveness of Claude’s response to Marks alone may be cause for skepticism, because personalization is one of Claude’s core product features.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The persuasiveness of the AI persona is so strong that people can be misled.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The beauty and persuasiveness of Claude’s response to Marks alone may be cause for skepticism, because personalization is one of Claude’s core product features.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasiveness
Noun
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Only 30% of the studies, or 23/77, even attempted to test for mask effectiveness.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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This in turn depends on their preferences for what is and is not covered based on many different factors, including products’ clinical- and cost-effectiveness, budgetary impact and other considerations.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On May 17, at least three people were killed in the Moscow region after Ukraine targeted Russia with more than 500 drones, according to Russian authorities.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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As of late Saturday night, authorities have not released descriptions of any suspects or identified a possible motive.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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At the same time, a 12-month clinical trial out of Penn State just confirmed that eating prunes daily can help preserve bone strength in postmenopausal women.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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But strength and resilience aren't just themes in her magazine.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Persuasiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasiveness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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