suasion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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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
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 |