Vocabulary
Persuasive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
Urdu meaning
راغب کرنے والا، قائل کرنے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Fluoxetine introduced in the late 1980s was marketed as correcting a serotonin deficiency in depression, a marketing ploy rather than based on scientific evidence that provedhighly persuasive.
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Myth of the chemical cure
— 2026-04-11
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In essence, it is able to present persuasive informationasfactual and objective information.There were, of course, other sources of analysis available that could have provided better assessments.
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Costly reliance
— 2026-04-04
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Zafrulla`s persuasive rhetoric, the state of Israel came into being on May 14, 1948.
Dawn Editorials —
True South
— 2025-09-04
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Of many hypotheses, the one I find persuasive is that we have allowed ourselves to fall into the grip of an economic system whose sole purpose is growth and the accumulation of wealth.
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Harder life for children
— 2025-06-21
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This is a persuasive argument and probably helps explain the absence of Punjabi ethnic nationalism.
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Punjabi nationalism
— 2024-09-16
Synonyms
convincing, effective, cogent, compelling, potent, forceful, eloquent, impressive
Antonyms
unconvincing, weak
Curator example
“an informative and persuasive speech”
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