persuasion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
- line hyponym
- arm-twisting hyponym
- electioneering hyponym
- exhortation hyponym
- proselytism hyponym
- sloganeering hyponym
- prompting hyponym
- weapon hyponym
Related & opposite
- dissuasion antonym
- persuade derivation
Sense 2 noun
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
my opinion differs from yours
Types & categories
- belief hypernym
- idea hyponym
- judgment hyponym
- eyes hyponym
- preconception hyponym
- pole hyponym
- political sympathies hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | dissuasion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | persuade |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arm-twisting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electioneering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhortation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proselytism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sloganeering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prompting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weapon |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | guess |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | think |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | regard |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | belief |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | idea |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | judgment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | eyes |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | preconception |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pole |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | political sympathies |