That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.
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Persuasive
/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/
Synonyms for "persuasive" (227 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (46)
Adjective(19 words)
adroitadvocativeappealingargumentativearistotelianassuasiveauthoritative voicebold momentumcogentcogent reasoningcompellingcompelling casecompelling direct evidencecompelling new evidenceconvincingconvincing argumentconvincing evidencecredibledeliberative body
Noun(8 words)
Verb(2 words)
blarneyedchanging attitudes
Strong matches (68)
determinativedynamiceffectiveeffectualefficaciousenchantingencouragementestimableexhortativeexhortatoryfillipforcefulhortativehortatoryimportantimpressiveincentiveincitementinducementinfluential
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Adjective(25 words)
effectiveeffective leadership skilleffective rulereloquenteloquent writingemotiveenergetic oral presentationenticingevangelisticevidentiary valueevidentiary weightforceful argumentforceful leadershipforceful messagegerman einflussgood communicatorgreat influencehigh degree of forcefulnesshoniedimpassioned
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Noun(15 words)
emotional adjectiveemotive responseenthusingexhortingforceful languageforceful stanceforcefully presentedfulleridea plantingindoctrinatinginfluencinginvitatorylobbyinglobbying powerlogical argument
Verb(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
forcefully worded statement
Related words (113)
Adjective(46 words)
masterlynet pullpoliticalpolitical advertisementpolitical argumentpolitical artspolitical commentary artpolitical forcepolitical globe mappolitical lessonpolitical urgingpoliticized topicpowerful argumentpowerful deliverypowerful industrialistpowerful shovepro stanceprooflikepublic speakingreligious tract
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rhetoricalrhetorical patternrhetorical strategyrobust evidence basesseductivesilkensilver-tonguedsolid argumentsolid evidencespanish influenciastrong argumentstrong behavioral traitstrong conclusionstrong constitutional frameworkstrong dna evidencestrong hintstrong motivationsstrong physical evidencestrong push for reformstrongerweightiestwell reasoned claimwell-tonguedwinsomewinsomestwritten argumentation
Verb(5 words)
Noun(24 words)
morally authoritativemore evidentialmore forceful critiquemost evidentiarymost forcefulmost forceful defensemovingpitchingpolitical conceptpressurizingpromotional phrasepropagandistic wordingpropagandizingproselytizingpublic persuasionpublic sentiment changerhetorical appealrhetorical devicerhetorical methodstrong influence
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Adverb(1 words)
more powerful test
Determiner(1 words)
more urging
Adjective(1 words)
Preposition(1 words)
with great force
Related word relations
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More general
6 entriesargument qualitycommunication skillcommunication traitrhetorical qualityspeaker traitwriting trait
More specific
6 entriesemotional appealethical appeallogical appealoral persuasionpeer persuasionwritten persuasion
Collocations
5 entriespersuasive argumentpersuasive essaypersuasive techniquespersuasive tonepersuasive writing
Inflections
2 entriesmore persuasivemost persuasive
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
10 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Those four words carried not only a lot of complex information, but also the persuasive force of a proverb.
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The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.
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Truthful speech is not elegant, and elegant speech is not truthful. Good words are not persuasive, and persuasive words are not good. The knowledgeable are not many, and the many are not knowledgeable.
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