persuasive

1. 1.

   intended or having the power to induce action or belief

   “persuasive eloquence”

   “a most persuasive speaker”

   “a persuasive argument”

   Antonymsdissuasive

   Similarcoaxingcogentcompellingglib

Questions about persuasive

What does persuasive mean?

persuasive means "intended or having the power to induce action or belief".

How many syllables are in persuasive?

persuasive has 3 syllables: per-sua-sive. The stress falls on "sua". In IPA it is /pɚˈsweɪsɪv/.

What is the opposite of persuasive?

The recorded antonyms are dissuasive.

Is persuasive a common word?

persuasive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.